I was born in Greeley Colo. in 1959. I have grown up and lived in Colorado most of my life. I was trained as a registered nurse, but left the field to raise my three children. I currently live in Castle Rock Colorado with my two dogs, and two cats.
As a child I was always creating different “crafts”. My parents and grandparents were very supportive of my endeavors and always made me feel like I had just created the greatest piece. I’m sure they didn’t even know what it was half of the time, but they gave me a lot of confidence. My Fathers side of the family were wonderful watercolorists, and it was my Father that first introduced me to painting.
I started painting in 2000. What started as a hobby has turned into my passion. When a Georgetown Gallery accepted my work in 2006 it proved to be the pivotal point in my painting career.
I have take classes from the Student’s Art League of Denver. I have taken private lessons from Robert Spooner, and have been for 6 years. I am currently pursuing a fine art degree from Metro State in Denver. I try to paint every day, it seems to be an obsession.
I love color and tend to paint whatever happens to spark my imagination. The subject matter varies greatly. Anything colorful appeals to my senses. I primarily paint in oils, but am also interested in mixed media and watercolors. I paint in a rather whimsical style, my pieces turn out a bit playful. Like most artists, I am always searching for new and different ways to express myself. I guess you could say that I am “trying to find my own voice”. I’m sure that I will always be trying to find “my own voice” until I can no longer pick up a paintbrush. That is part of the allure that art has for me, it is forever changing, and many times has unexpected outcomes . I enjoy expressing the same subject in different ways, and styles, always experimenting.
Father/Daughter show, Tointen Gallery in 2005, Greeley Colo.
City purchase award in 2006 at the Arts in the Park exhibit, Tointen Gallery.
I exhibited my work in Santa Fe N.M. at the Three Elders Gallery in 2007.
I currently show at Arts at Denver on Gaylord street, and Abends Gallery
located in Denver Colo.
Featured artist on emptyeasel.com June 2009.
Best of Show, National Arts Program Oct. 2009.
Honorable Mention, Plein Air Art Exhibition Nov. 2010.
