The need to create art has been part of me for as long as I can remember. Perhaps it was instilled by my mother who I witnessed drawing in the margins of her magazines. I can recall playing drawing games with her as a young child … she’d scribble a line on a page and challenge me to create something recognizable from it. In elementary school I was asked to be my art teacher’s assistant (I thought she was magical). I happily agreed to come to school early each morning to mix her paints and sort her supplies. As an adult, I became an art educator in the public schools and in the community.
Today I'm a full time painter and sculptor working daily in my studio. I paint predominantly in acrylic, pastel and watercolor though I occasionally work in oils, colored pencils and batik. This past year I've begun creating sculpture in steel. I show work in a variety of exhibitions, galleries and juried shows.
To my thinking, creating art is a way of communicating in a language beyond words. It doesn’t matter whether the subject is realistic, abstract, or nonrepresentational. It’s like saying to the viewer ‘I have a visual message for you’. It’s always a treat for me to see someone “connect” with one of my pieces.
