Artist, Illustrator
CurrentDance's work has appeared in numerous national and international magazines. He has written articles for American Artist magazine on five different occasions since 1976, including the November 2001 issue with an article titled, “Using Alkyds in Marine Paintings”. He has written technical articles for the British magazine, The Artist, and, has tested pigments for the British firm of Winsor & Newton on several occasions. His work has appeared in WoodenBoat magazine and will appear in that publication again in the near future. Among the magazines that have featured his work are, Maine Boats & Harbors, National Fisherman, Seafood Business, Yankee, Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Southern World, Midwest Art, Today's Art, American Art Review, Art Voices South and Wildlife in North Carolina. He is listed in the books, Who's Who in American Art, 40 Watercolorists and How They Work, and the college textbook, Things Invisible To See. In 1996, one of his watercolors was used for the Boston Fish Expo poster, and the National Maritime Historical Two of his lobster boat paintings will appear on the cover of the latest edition of Boatbuilding Down East by Royal Lowell. Since 1986, he has exhibited his work at the major exhibitions of The Maritime Gallery at Mystic Seaport, C.T. His painting, Hatteras Standing was shown in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian. In 1991, he was given a 20 year retrospective at The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. He had the opening exhibition at The N.C Maritime Museum in 1985 , and again in 1997. His drawing of a Spritsail Skiff is used as a logo for that museum. In 1988, his work was on the First National Park Stamp. In 1987, he won the cover and print competition at The Easton Waterfowl Festival. The N.C Watercolor Society has awarded his work first prize in three different exhibitions. The Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, N.C., included his work in their 2000 exhibition titled, 'North Carolina's 20th Century Masters'
