Bernie's interest in art has been a lifelong pursuit. Growing up on the Connecticut shore, he paints what he loves, the coastline and marshes where he spent many idle hours of his youth.

After drawing his way through childhood, he attended the University of Connecticut and went on from there to continue his studies at the Lyme Academy of fine Art. There he was awarded a John Stobart Fellowship as he received his BFA along with his first one man show in 1997.

Whether working on the Connecticut coastline or in Northern New England, Canada and as far south as Maryland Bernie creates scenes of natural beauty as seen through the eyes of an artist, revealing an understanding of nature and the environment
Of course, his talents are not limited to landscapes. Portraits and still life works appear throughout his diverse portfolio.


He has displayed his work in various art shows and one man shows in Connecticut, New Hampshire and Rhode Island, New York and Maryland. He has received several awards of distinction over the years. Most recently of note the Hudson Valley Art Association 2009 exhibit he was awarded the Rayma Spaulding Award and the Gamblin Artists Color Award at the Salmagundi Non-member Exhibit 2009.

Bernie's work has been included in the Salmagundi Club Non-members Exhibit, the Hudson Valley Art Association, Annual Exhibition of Connecticut Artists at the Slater Museum in Norwich, The Connecticut Academy of Fine Artists, The New Britain Museum of Art, New Haven Paint and Clay Club, Connecticut Plein Air Painters Annual Members Show,Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, NY, and several art associations in the area, including The Lyme Art Association, Mystic Art Association, Essex Art Association, Guilford Art Association, and is currently an elected member of both the Connecticut Plein Air Painters Society and the Lyme Art Association.