My focus is to get what is within my unconscious mind onto the painting resulting in a spiritual connection with the work and my inner self. I enjoy working with very little pre-planning beyond the choice of medium and color and listening to what the painting is telling me. Sometimes the work is very abstract and at other time it is more representational. Adding collage elements expands the creative process even further. By experimenting with new materials and directions, my work is always evolving. Art is a journey of the soul.

Background:

- College, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

- Oil painting from Clement Haupers in St. Paul, MN

- Oil portraiture under Philomene Miller in St. Paul, MN

- Various watercolor classes and short courses in Minnesota and Wisconsin with Virginia Adams, Judy Blain, Russell Norberg, Pat Geisheker, Lee Weiss and Karlyn Holman

- Classes in Tucson with Gerald Brommer, Francheskaa, Syd Seeber, Guadelupe Montano, Cynthia Miller Pat Marohn, Josh Goldberg, Jan Sitts, Jean Ranstrom, Barbara Reeves, Jean Makala, Andy Rush, Perdita Andrews, Donna Watson, Nadia Hlibka, Pat Lambrecht-Hould, and Robert Burridge.

Experience:

- Painted in watercolor for over 20 years winning several local competitions and two one-woman shows in the Minneapolis/St Paul area; more recently working in acrylic, mixed media and collage.

Exhibitions:

In Tucson, AZ
- 2009 -- Tubac Center of the Arts Members' Open; SAACA Contemporary and Abstract Art, Ventana Medical Systems; CASA Signature Member's Exhibit, Alliance Bank of Arizona; Cuisine Art, Blue Raven Gallery; One-Woman Show at Mesch, Clark and Rothschild, p.c., Tubac Center of the Arts, "Arizona Edges," CASA Juried Show at Brandi Fenton Park, CASA "Spring Fling" at Ward Six Building, PaperWorks "Uncharted Territories" at The Drawing Studio, WomanKraft "Ripples, Rain, Reflections" and "Drawing Down the Muse," Blue Raven Gallery, "Whimsical Works" and "Landscapes, Mindscapes, Escapes"

- 2008 -- Unitarian Universalist Church, CASA Show; Brandi Fenton Park, CASA Juried Show; The Drawing Studio, CASA Juried Show; Dinnerware Artspace, PaperWorks Show; Tucson International Airport; LeDelice French Bakery and Cafe; Casa Bella Fine Imports; Ogallala Quilter's Society Spring Festival, Tubac Center of the Arts Members' Invitations and Members's Juried Shows; Blue Raven Gallery, "Art That Tells a Story," WomanKraft, "Bits and Pieces," Pima County Rural Artist' Showcase

- 2007 -- Tubac Center of the Arts Fall Members' Show; Tohono Chul Park -- Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead: The Gift of Remembrance; Casa Bella Fine Imports; Tubac Center of the Arts Members' Juried Show; Brandi Fenton Park CASA Juried Show; Le Delice French Bakery and Cafe; Unitarian Universalist Church, CASA Show; Tubac Center of the Arts, CASA Artist's Choice Show; The Drawing Studio Associate's Exhibit; Otero Gallery

- 2006 -- Murphey Gallery; Artists of Rural Pima County; Ranch House Gallery, CASA Show; Unitarian Universalist Church, CASA Show; Tucson International Airport; Tubac Center of the Arts Members' Show; The Drawing Studio Small Wonders Show; Otero Gallery

- 2005 -- Tubac Center of the Arts Members' Show; Unity Church;Tucson Botanical Gardens, CASA Juried Show; Ventana Medical Systems Juried Show (TDS); SAAVI; The Drawing Studio Small Wonders Show; Otero Gallery

- 2004 -- Tubac Center of the Arts Members' Show; Tubac Center of the Arts Members' Juried Show; Otero Gallery

- 2003 -- The Drawing Studio Juried Show, "War"; Otero Gallery

- 2002 -- Hausman Gallery; The Muse; Nortena Festival

Awards and Organizations:

- Award of Merit, Members' Invitational, Tubac Center of the Arts, 2008

- Award of Excellence, Members' Show, Tubac Center Of the Arts, 2004

- Signature Member of Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona (CASA)
President 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009

- Member of PaperWorks
Vice President 2008-2009

- Associate of The Drawing Studio, Member of The Exhibition Council of TDS