About Erik

Born in Argentina, educated in Denmark and the United States, Erik has been painting his whole adult life, even while pursuing  the varied careers of Navy pilot, museum designer  and director.

For the past several years, he has been a full-time painter of landscapes, marinescapes, still lifes and portraits, working in both watercolors and oils.

For him, the most satisfying painting has always been en plein air, where the freshness of the scene is captured on the spot.  An inveterate traveler, he takes his paints wherever he goes, finding exciting subjects in such diverse locales as the rocky coasts and seaports of New England; the canyons and mountains of New Mexico and Arizona; the unique, vanishing Everglades; the tropical greenery and beaches of Florida and Costa Rica;  and Vietnam's exotic street scenes.

He has exhibited  and received awards in many venues, including the following:

2007, Winner, Best in Show, annual juried The Best and the Brightest, Scottsdale, AZ
2007, Participant, 14th Annual Maritime Exhibit, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
2007, Participant, 28th Annual International Marine Art Exhibition, The Maritime Gallery, Mystic Seaport, CT
2007, Participant, Marine Masters Plein Air Paint-Out, The Maritime Gallery, Mystic Seaport, CT
2006, Winner, American Artist Award, Watercolor West Annual Exhibition, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
2006, Participant, Transparent Watercolor Society Exhibition, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
2006, Participant, annual juried National Art Exhibit, Punta Gorda, FL
2005, Onate Gallery, Miami, FL, one man show
2005, Participant, annual juried The Best and the Brightest exhibit, Scottsdale, AZ
2005, Prize winner, Raymart National Juried Competition
2005, First Prize Winner, One Ear Society, Plein Air Competition, Coconut Grove, FL
2005,  Participant, Annual Juried American Landscapes Exhibit, Annapolis, MD
2005, Participant, Annual Juried Mystic International Maritime Exhibition, Mystic Seaport, CT
2004, Prize Winner, Miami Watercolor Society Annual Exhibit, Miami, FL
2004, One Man Show, Innovative Exhibits, Miami, FL
2003, Prize Winner, Miami Watercolor Society Annual Exhibit, Miami, FL
2001, The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, FL
1997, Northern Trust Bank, Miami, FL
1991, One Man Show, Brickell Gallery, Miami, FL
1987, Forma Gallery, Miami, FL

His work has been included in numerous private and corporate collections,
a few of which include:
Northern Trust Bank, Nations Bank, Wackenhut Corporation, Sun Trust, Swiss Bank Corp., Deutsch Suedamericanisce Bank, Heinz Corp, Jaymont Corp., Steel Hector Davis, Botanical Development, The United Way, Prudential, Doral Golf Resort and Spa,  Fisher Island, the University of Miami, and the Federal Courthouse, Miami, FL