Art in one form or another has always been an important part of my life. As a child, I did a great deal of figure drawing. In college, sketching from live models and figure sculpture were my favorite art classes.
I began using watercolor media 38 years ago as a plein air painter. The colors, sounds, and atmosphere of location painting are very exciting to me. Watercolor is my medium of choice because of the spontaneity and the immediacy of it. On location, I can render my interpretation of a subject within a few hours.
The past 19 years I have also painted in the studio, where I spend more time developing my compositions. A variety of subject matter interests me. Our travels abroad have influenced my subject matter. I recently have experimented with abstracts, hoping to further my knowledge in texture, composition, and content of the art work.
Styles: Figurative, landscape, still life, cityscape, representational
Memberships: Signature Member of California Watercolor Association; Signature Member of Watercolor West; juried member of Los Angeles Printmaking Society; juried member of Women Painters West; La Jolla Art Association; San Diego Artists Guild; Rancho Santa Fe Artists Guild
Classes: Robert Wood, Rex Brandt, Charles Reid. B.F.A., Ohio State University. B. Sc. in Art Education and taught art in public schools.
Awards & Exhibits: Purchase Award - Watercolor West; Finalist in The Artist Magazine 2001 Competition; Award of Excellence, Arizona Aqueous XVI National Show; Western Federation of Watercolor Societies exhibit in 2001 in Park City, Utah; Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibitions 2000, 2003, 2005; a painting published in North Lights book Splash 7; California Center for the Arts Escondido "10 North Artists 2005", Art Clinic in the Artists' Magazine 8/2004.
Website: www.geocities.com/patart16/