A Little About Me
Art is My Addiction!
Just like many sports there are characteristics of being in front of the easel that draw me back again & again.
1. It is a time of "staying present"
Cares and worries of the day fall away. I am alone in my studio listening to music and focusing on how I can make the image have an emotional impact on the viewer.
2. It is challenging
There is always room for growth, always one new thing I want to try.
Learning is an on-going process through easel time, workshops, and reading.
3. Practice Makes Perfect
Not all paintings are destined for framing but each painting teaches me and
brings me closer to a higher level of work.
4. The rewards are sporadic and always a suprise.
Hitting a "home run" can happen with a small painting that comes easily or a large painting worked on for months. A painting might be rejected for one
show and accepted for another. But oh how good it feels when the successful piece is created!
My education background is a degree in Art Education from Miami University in Oxford Ohio along with many workshops from artists such as Lorenzo Chavez, Kim Lordier, Terri Ford, Richard McKinley and others.
Memberships:
Pastel Society of New Mexico, Signature Member
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico
Eldorado Arts and Crafts Association
Awards:
Honorable Mention in Dry Media: 12th National Juried PAPNM Members Exhibition
Juried Shows:
2021
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico 13th National Juried Members Exhibition,
Santa Fe, NM
Pastel Society of New Mexico National Show, Taos, NM
Douglas Land Conserancy Plein Air Event & Exhibition, Castle Rock, CO
23rd Annual MasterWorks of NM Fine Art Show, on-line
2020
Balloon Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
Richeson 75 Landscape, Seascape, and Architeture Competition, on-line
Santa Fe Plein Air Festival, Santa Fe, NM
Pastel Society of New Mexico National Exhibition, on-line
"Six of One" Fuller Lodge Invitational Exhibition, Los Alamos, NM
2018
Arizona Pastel Artists Assoc. National Exhibition, Sedona AZ
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Members Show, Santa Fe NM
2017
Mile High International Pastel Exhibition, Denver, CO
Plein Air Painters of NM Members Show, Santa Fe NM
2016
Mile High International Pastel Exhibition, Denver, CO
Pastel Society of New Mexico National Show, Albuquerque, NM
Santa Fe Plein Air Festival, Santa Fe, NM
Pastel National 2016, Wichita KS
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Members Show, Santa Fe, NM
2014, 2013, 212
Pastel Society of New Mexico National Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
Print 