The role of an artist --- in any medium --- is to call attention to subjects and moments that often go unnoticed. When I paint, it is because something has evoked in me a highly personal response that I try to share with others. When people view my paintings, I hope they are encouraged to think and feel with more introspection.
I was born in 1965 in Riverside, California. During my childhood, my family moved frequently, finally settling in beautiful Lake Tahoe. Even as a child, I saw beauty in everything and spent many hours drawing and painting the world around me. While still in high school in 1981, I met my husband. We attended The University of California at Davis, where I took my very first art classes. Then I knew I needed to paint. |
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When my husband joined the Air Force, I began my professional career. In 18 years, we have moved 13 times and have lived all over the world. Traveling has greatly influenced my art; I have painted every place we have lived. I paint every day, enter exhibitions and art shows while I continue my studies, including The Corcoran School of Fine Arts in Washington, D.C.. There, I was privileged to have great teachers who provided me a solid foundation in portraiture and landscape painting which are at the heart and soul of my style. |
Although painting is my passion, my family is my blessing and joy. Married to the same wonderful man for over 18 years, we have two gifted daughters. I wonder as they mature if art will consume them the way it has me. I use to drag them to art museums, now they sometimes ask to go. Only time will tell where their passions will lead…It would make me proud if they pursued a career in the arts. However, my greatest hope is that they find the same joyful passion in their lives that as I have found in my family and art.
Because “a thing of beauty is a joy forever,” I hope my paintings touch you, bring you a smile, and help you reminisce of a special time or place in your life. I love eBay because it gives me a way to reach many people rather than just those who shop in art galleries.
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