BIOGRAPHY

Art has always been my passion and has come out in many creative forms. As a native of Santa Barbara, California, I have a deep appreciation for the unspoiled natural world and a special draw to the ocean. Painting is my first love with art and each painting is a learning experience and a discovery of interacting with nature more intimately. I enjoy painting landscapes en plein air and my process is one through a colorist's eye with layers of color creating a weave of texture. To truly see something is to paint it.

After obtaining a degree in Studio Art at UCSB in 1990, I worked for almost 20 years as a graphic artist, earning numerous awards. I do most my painting plein air and have had inspirational instruction from well-known landscape painters; David Gallup, John Comer, Michael Drury, Marcia Burtt, Meredith Brooks Abbott and John Iwerks. I am a member of California Art Club and SCAPE—Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment, and focus to paint on my beautiful surroundings. I feel I have less time than ideas when it comes to new discoveries with my art.

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