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For as long as I can remember, creating images and capturing moments has been my passion. As a child, it didn't matter if I used crayons or pencils. I looked at things differently even then. When my teacher asked me to paint a tree, I painted three different ones. For me, art was a pure expression of what I was beginning to notice in my life.
Today, after raising my two daughters, I am blessed to devote all of my time to painting and teaching classes. I either paint every day or prepare for what I am going to paint, by manipulating images on my computer. I use my computer like a sketchbook. It helps me to transform the pictures I take into the piece I want to paint. This is my joy. Painting is my way of working through thoughts and issues and sometimes releasing what troubles me. Yet, what you see on the canvas, are the moments I most want to remember and celebrate; the strength of a cowboy, the beauty of the desert, the warm embrace of a mother, the free spirit of a child. The innocence, humor and positive nature of people are what I most want to paint. |
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Education
1987 Associates Degree in Fine Arts
Midland College, Midland, TX
1984 Coursework in painting, drawing, and design
The University of Texas at El Paso
1966-1968 New Mexico State University
Workshops:
Warren Taylor, Dan Burt, Katherine Chang Lou, Jeannie McGuire, Don Andrews, and Jim Kosvanec
Professional Experience
1990 to present Teacher Watercolor Painting
Selected Juried Watercolor Art Exhibitions
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Aqueous Open, 2010
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, 2005
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual, 2008
Honors and Awards
Honorable Mention, “Jazz Man”
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Exhibition, 2007
Purchased by Arvada Colorado Center for the Arts and Humanities
Best in Show, “Ballerina”
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Exhibition, 2005
Best in Show, “Girl Talk”
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Exhibition, 2004
Grand Prize in Art, “Honeybee”
Oro Valley Show, 2001
Membership in Watercolor Societies
Signature Member
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild
Associate Member
National Watercolor Society
1987 Associates Degree in Fine Arts
Midland College, Midland, TX
1984 Coursework in painting, drawing, and design
The University of Texas at El Paso
1966-1968 New Mexico State University
Workshops:
Warren Taylor, Dan Burt, Katherine Chang Lou, Jeannie McGuire, Don Andrews, and Jim Kosvanec
Professional Experience
1990 to present Teacher Watercolor Painting
Selected Juried Watercolor Art Exhibitions
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Aqueous Open, 2010
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, 2005
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual, 2008
Honors and Awards
Honorable Mention, “Jazz Man”
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Annual Exhibition, 2007
Purchased by Arvada Colorado Center for the Arts and Humanities
Best in Show, “Ballerina”
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Exhibition, 2005
Best in Show, “Girl Talk”
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild Annual Exhibition, 2004
Grand Prize in Art, “Honeybee”
Oro Valley Show, 2001
Membership in Watercolor Societies
Signature Member
Western Federation of Watercolor Societies
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild
Associate Member
National Watercolor Society