BIO:Born 1953 Portsmouth
,VA
Studied art at Old Dominion Univ. and Norfolk State Univ.
Norfolk, VA from 1971 thru 1974. Moved to North Carolina in
1975 and began working in the commercial fishing industry.
Earned captains license in 1979 and captained offshore
fishing vessels on the Grand Banks, Georges Banks, the Gulf
of Maine, the northwest Central Atlantic, down the Eastern
Seabord and into the Gulf of Mexico and the Carribean. Left
the fishing industry in 1993, moved to the Catskill
Mountain area of New York State, and resumed painting.
Established a studio in New York City in 1997. Continue to
live and work in New York City.
RESUME:
1998 One-man salon show at private residence, 111
Fourth Avenue, NY, NY
November 16, 2001 One-man show at Trent and Company
Inc. Public Relations 594 Broadway, NY, NY
2003 Painting of interior shown in Motion Picture
'This Thing of Ours'
2003 Portrait display at Motion Picture premiere of
'This Thing of Ours' Portrait of director/lead actor
Danny Provenzano and supporting actor Edward Lynch at
China Club, NY, NY
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Jonathan B. Greenberg, Greenwich, CT
Judith Elaine, New York, NY
Lisa Atzmon, Rego Park, NY
Diana Amsterdam, New York, NY
Scott B. Stephenson, Chapel Hill, NC
Nicholas Boogades, Norfolk, VA
Rick Dufay, West Hollywood, CA
Jack and Christine Douglas, Tuxedo Park, NY
Nancy Trent, New York, NY
Interiors
Exteriors
Portraits
Still Lifes
Works On Paper
Please note that all of the
images on this website are copyright (Thomas Decker,
1993-2003) and may not be used without express
permission.