My job is to look.  I capture moments and create paintings that reflect that snapshot of emotion.  Emotion leads to our imagination to dream, dread, wish, regret, remember, hope…and on & on.  The richness and vitality of being alive is what I strive for in each work. 

I am in love with lushness of oil paint and the colors I mix.  Get up close to one of my paintings to find the details, and then, step back, to see the life in my brush strokes. 

Part of the joy of being an artist is the not knowing…the anticipation, anxiety, eagerness, and vast problem-solving as to how the work will evolve.  There are no connecting dots to follow…the journey is made by the doing.   

My artistic risks are balanced by strong academic training. I have a BFA in Studio Art from the University of California, Davis, where I studied with mentor Wayne Thiebaud. Later, when we moved to Seattle, I completed a two-year Certificate Program at the University of Washington in Drawing & Painting.  

I have exhibited widely throughout my home state of Washington.  My work is also in hospitals, restaurants, and private residences in many states.  

Professional Affiliations:
American Women Artists, Signature Member
Fogue Studios & Gallery, Seattle, WA
Women Painters of Washington, Board of Directors

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