I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I have an Art Education degree from the University of Wisconsin and have also studied at Milwaukee's Layton School of Art and at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. I taught elementary art for several years in Milwaukee and taught workshops and seminars in Ohio and Indiana.

 

I paint with watermedia, primarily fluid acrylic, in an aqueous manner, sometimes using collage, for landscape and earthforms in both nature oriented and contemporary abstract concepts. My paintings reflect a statement about the subject, not just an image. I paint with reactions to, and emotions about the inter-relatedness of everything in the universe, relationships between peoples, animals, plants and all of nature. This is not necessarily just about the present, but also about past influences and relationships.

 

I belong to the following professional organizations:

Society of Painters in Casein & Acrylic Ohio Watercolor Society Society of Layerists in Multi-Media National Collage Society Western Ohio Watercolor Society, President Dayton Society of Painters & Sculptors