OPA member, Oil Painters of America
GLPS member, Great Lakes Pastel Society
GLPAPA member, Great Lakes Plein Air Painters Association
American Women Artists member
Second Place Award - Paul Nigra Gallery, NY
Starr Foundation Award - Society of Illlustrators
Illustrators Annual Publication
Honorable Mention - Albion Print Show
BFA Illustration - Kendall College of Art and Design
MA Illustration - Syracuse University
I love a blank canvas or an empty piece of paper and when choosing a subject I look for more
than just a 'nice' scene, or a good portrait pose. My passion for the subject is paramount, and
using found light, values and color gives me the freedom to create in my realistic style.
Artist from the past that have influenced me are; Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, and the Hudson Valley painters. Current painters influencing my paintings are; Quang Ho, Daniel Greene, Lori Putnam, and William Schneider. Every workshop I attend, video I watch and article I read about art is a great help to my growth as a painter.
Joining a plein air group has helped me step over the boundary of being just a studio painter. I love being outdoors and letting the elements influence me as I paint. It encourages my belief that my talents and abilities were a gift from God.
GLPS member, Great Lakes Pastel Society
GLPAPA member, Great Lakes Plein Air Painters Association
American Women Artists member
Second Place Award - Paul Nigra Gallery, NY
Starr Foundation Award - Society of Illlustrators
Illustrators Annual Publication
Honorable Mention - Albion Print Show
BFA Illustration - Kendall College of Art and Design
MA Illustration - Syracuse University
I love a blank canvas or an empty piece of paper and when choosing a subject I look for more
than just a 'nice' scene, or a good portrait pose. My passion for the subject is paramount, and
using found light, values and color gives me the freedom to create in my realistic style.
Artist from the past that have influenced me are; Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, and the Hudson Valley painters. Current painters influencing my paintings are; Quang Ho, Daniel Greene, Lori Putnam, and William Schneider. Every workshop I attend, video I watch and article I read about art is a great help to my growth as a painter.
Joining a plein air group has helped me step over the boundary of being just a studio painter. I love being outdoors and letting the elements influence me as I paint. It encourages my belief that my talents and abilities were a gift from God.
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