With a background in fine arts, Tony worked in several New York City advertising agencies as a Creative Director. During this period he still actively pursued a career as a painter, and now he devotes his time almost exclusively to fine arts. He is equally comfortable working in both watercolor and oils.

His paintings are developed from his sketches and photographs, and the use of live models. He prefers to immerse himself in one subject or theme at a time, thereby creating a "series" of paintings. Some of his series are: "Watercolor Portraits of Creative People", "Oils and Watercolors of Marrakech", "Impressions of Spain", "France: Paris and Brittany ", "The Hudson River", "Floral", and as a native New Yorker, he particularly enjoyed painting the series "Unique New York".

A graduate of New York State Institute of Applied Arts and Sciences, Tony also studied at the School of Visual Arts, The New School, and the Art Students League.

Until he moved to New Jersey he taught watercolor landscape and portrait painting at the Scarsdale Adult School in Westchester NY, as well as teaching privately.

Tony's paintings have been exhibited in various galleries in Manhattan and Westchester County."Art of the Portrait" at the Luman Winter Gallery was sponsored by the New Rochelle Council for the Arts, his "Watercolor Portraits of Creative People" was presented at the Wildcliff Center for the Arts Gallery, and his "Impressions of Spain" was at the Donnell Library Center in New York City. His work has also been on exhibition at Objects and Images Gallery, the Bronxville Art Center Gallery, and the Joan Whalen Gallery on 57th Street in New York City.

Since moving to New Jersey his work has been exhibited in the Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, The Noyes Museum, the Deptford Municiple Building, Gloucester County College, and the Markeim Art Center.