About me..   Well describing my artistic approach I like to say my style is realism with a splash of abstract.   Growing up I was greatly influenced by my Grandmother who was also an artist.  She painted in oils and I always loved watching her paint.  I loved the sight of the brushes, paints, and various tools laying around her small studio.  I even loved the smells of the turpentine and mediums she used.  (And i still do!  Funny how a smell can bring back a memory) This is probably why oil is my favorite medium, although I also use acrylic paints and am known to sketch with graphite and colored pencil occasionally.  

    As a career choice though, I ended up going to school and working in the medical field, for 20 years, as an MRI technologist.   A long shot from an artist…   I married a wonderful man and we had two children.  As my children grew older and I found myself with some extra time, I felt the tug of art on my soul.  That was many years ago and the time I devote to art is ever increasing.  I am now an art teacher and a lifetime student.    My subject matter is broad… I enjoy landscapes, cityscapes,  animals, flowers, people and more.  It turns out that my knowledge of the human body, inside and out, fine-tuned from my experience as an MRI tech, has helped me to paint the human figure fairly easily…and that is something I love to do!