Education: University of Texas, Austin, Texas
University of Houston, Houston, Texas 1970 - 1973
Major:
Art and Interior Design
Continued Education:
Houston Art League School of Art Advanced Painting and Life
Drawing 1996 - 2000
Professional Experience:
Graphic Artist and Illustrator for Apollo and Shuttle Contracts,
Johnson Space Center, NASA, Houston, Texas 1975 - 1993 Partner, Ragtime
designs, Faux Finishes for homes and commercial spaces, Fulshear, Texas 1995 -
2000
Professional Affiliations: Houston Art League
member 1996 - 2000 Peninsula Art League member 2001 - present Northwest
Pastel Society member 2002 - present Peninsula Art League 2nd Vice President
2001 - 2003 2004 Peninsula Art League Open Juried Exhibition Chairperson
2005 Peninsula Art League Open Juried Exhibition Co-chairperson
Workshops Attended: Ned Mueller Anne Heywood
Bill Mc Enroe Donna Trent Jane Wallis William
Turner
Awards: First Prize 2006 Gig Harbor Summer Art
Festival Art Show Award of Merit 2006 Northwest Pastel Society Juried Exhibit
Best of Show 2005 Pacific Gallery Artists Open Juried Show Cheap Joes
Award 2005 Pacific Gallery Artists Open Juried Show Honorable Mention 2004
Peninsula Art League Open Juried Exhibition Best of Show 2003 Peninsula Art
League Summer Members Show
Artist's Statement: After working full-time for 18 years and raising a family, I decided the
time had come to do what I always wanted to do...paint. I soon discovered it was
not that easy to just pick up my brush again after all that time, and so for the
past ten years I have been continuing my education by going back to art school
and taking workshops from artists I admire. I paint in oils and pastels, and I
feel there is a lifetime of possibilities to be explored in both these exciting
media. I paint all subject matter, but portraits are my favorite. I
also enjoy the challenges of plein air painting. I have recently returned
home to Gig Harbor after 3.5 years living aboard our sailing yacht
"Moonstruck" and sailing from Florida to Turkey and back.
Having
cleared out the cobwebs and swept out the dust, I am now comfortably ensconced
back in my Gig Harbor, WA studio and back in business. I will be focusing
my attention on landscapes inspired by my extensive travels in the Caribbean and
the Mediterranean. I am also accepting commissions for pet
portraits. My newest painting of Zoey is an example. The paintings
will be a whimsical reflection of the animal's personality, with a lavish use of
bold, unexpected color.
My goal is to reinvent myself as an artist
by pushing to evolve and by translating what I see to what I feel. My
challenge is to open the canvas so that the viewer will recognize
that emotion when looking at my work.
"...and my aim in life is
to make pictures and drawings, as many and as well as I can; then, at the end of
my life, I hope to pass away, looking back with love and tender regret, and
thinking, 'Oh, the pictures I have made..." Vincent van
Gogh
