His highly evocative landscapes emerge from the Impressionist tradition and capture soothing and magical dappled light. These compositions, although taken directly from nature, border on the abstract, and are rich in texture, spatial ambiguities and fluid movement. Recognizable elements appear and disappear within areas of pure abstraction. Inspired by emotional responses to particular situations and events, these paintings work on several levels, and pull together visual stimulation, emotional response and symbolic content.

His expressive abstract paintings play with multiple layers of color and form. Each of these works feature swathes of intense color that flow and blend freely beneath the surface, seducing the viewer with extreme aesthetic pleasure.

Michael was born in Miami, Florida, and has lived his entire adult life in the New York metropolitan area. He is inspired by the diverse landscapes of the Northeast, particularly those found throughout New England. He has studied at the Art Students League, School of Visual Arts and The New School. In addition to painting he loves to draw and is an avid photographer.

He has presented his work in solo exhibitions in New York City, Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale. On numerous occasions his art has been commissioned, most recently for a cancer center on Long Island. His paintings are held in several private collections as well as the corporate collections of American Express and Brooklyn College.