A Short Bio

I was born in South Weymouth Massachusetts. My dad had a Master Degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and mom had a Master’s Degree in Organic Chemistry from Wellesley College. My parents were wicked smart.

My dad’s job took us to New York, New Jersey and finally New Hampshire in 1969. I consider New Hampshire to be my home.

Throughout my life I have always been torn between art and science, between and emotional view and an analytical one. Between a life in the outdoors and working at a desk. With two highly educated parents, an engineering degree seemed the only choice at the time.

In high school I bought myself an Olympus OM-1 35mm camera. I loved taking pictures, my dog, Misty, accompanied me on many picture taking hikes in the woods. However, I ended up attending Worcester Polytechnic Institute and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering in Design. WPI was a fantastic school for me, offering the chance of personal discovery. I took photography classes at the Worcester Art Museum. I chronicled my college life while I was there, I was the photographer for my fraternity. I spent hours everyweek in a darkroom. Upon graduation, my first job took me to Texas, where I spent two years working on oil rigs, then the recession forced me to return to to New Hampshire. Once back, I decided I wanted to stay in New Hampshire and working with computers seemed the best way (No oil rigs here) I studied computer science in the Master's program at University of New Hampshire. I received a teaching assistantship, which paid for my school and that lead to the discovery that I enjoyed teaching. I also started teaching skiing at Gunstock, which paid for my skiing.

After finishing at UNH I started another career in computer science. I continued to teach computer science as an adjunct professor at the Manchester NH campus of UNH, and I continued to teach skiing at Gunstock and Pat's Peak. In the summer I windsurfed, biked and hiked. I continued studying photography at the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA)

Fast forward 20 years, married, a daughter, a divorce, and raising my daughter. Then some free time.

In 2011 I started taking classes in printmaking at the New Hampshire Institute of Art and discovered an art form that was a perfect blend of art and science. The mechanical process of printing, the science in the different ways a copper plate can be etched and the creativey of the printed image. In 2015 I created an open printmaking studio in Manchester NH, that I named after my grandfather: D.M. Penny Press (This is another story) and offered studio memberships. Over the last 9 years I have continued to hone and explore new ways of printmaking.

In 2024 I closed the open studio ind Manchester and opened a private studio in Henniker New Hampshire.

This website is a showcase of college photographs, some paintings and prints made over the last 9 years.