About the Artist

I have always been drawn to the beauty in the world.

As a child, I remember being in awe of the ballerinas on stage. I wanted to do that! I wanted to make beautiful shapes and pictures...moments on stage. This started my 30 plus years of dance training. I also found the need to create beauty outside of dance. I loved my art classes and even entered some local competitions. This was me. I found my passion. I ended up going to college for art and graphic design.

I have worked for almost 30 years as a graphic designer. I love it, but I had this longing to do more…to share more. I checked out a local painting class and I was hooked.

Through painting, I get to capture that moment of beauty I see and share it with an audience. I can save that fleeting moment. I can pull you into a world you may not have noticed. Just like dance, I get to express myself, tell a story and create something beautiful.

My experience as a graphic designer brings a sense of design to my work. I paint from photos or still life. But I frame or modify the object to create a more graphic feel.

Inspiration can come from the fascinating or mundane, but I always celebrate the details.

Education

B.F.A - Art  1993

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Galleries (Current/Past)

Galaray House   Lexington, MA

Gallery Twist    Lexington, MA

Concord Art     Concord, MA

WGallery    Wayland, MA

Art Love Gallery    Provincetown, MA

Salt & Sand Fine Art Gallery    Kennebunk, ME

Rubini Art Gallery (Solo Art Show)   Winchester, MA

Festivals

Melrose Arts Festival    Melrose, MA

Wickford Art Festival    North Kingstown, RI

Art on Bartlet Mall    Newburyport, MA   

Mystic Outdoor Art Festival   Mystic, CT 

Codman Estate Fine Arts & Crafts Festival   Lincoln, MA

Publications

Tourist & Town (Volume 66 Issue 12) - Cover Art

Winchester News - Artist of the Week

Awards

Juried Exhibit WGallery - 3rd Place (Blueberry Fantasy)

Member

International Guild of Realism