THIS IS THE SHORT VERSION OF
A LONG JOURNEY FROM ART DEALER TO ARTIST.
Early in 1966 I opened "The New Consciousness" gallery in Greenwich Village N.Y. Later that year I produced an international exposition in Forest Hills, N.Y. Ten years later I was the research director of The O'Rourke Gallery on Madison Avenue, and became known for selecting high quality art for investors nationwide. When I started my own art investment service, I moved into The Plaza Hotel, and while there, produced a sale and seminar "Fine Art for Capital Appreciation". Opening night festivities were featured on NBC news.
After a couple of decades as a dealer in New York I wanted a change of pace and moved to New Orleans, with the hope of spending a little more time creating some of my own art. During the early days in New Orleans I worked with three prestigious galleries on Royal Street, until I started making mosaics out of Mardi Gras beads. I had a few successful gallery shows in the French Quarter and became known as the "Mardi Gras Bead Artist". Later I received a commission to create a 6' x 10' bead mural at the site of the first American Mardi Gras in Mobile, AL.
