I reside in Portland, Oregon and grew up in the Midwest. In college I majored in classical Greek and Latin. I wrote poetry for many years but for some odd reason painting has replaced poetry as a way to say the unsaid.
In the past 3 years I have started applying to juried art shows and competitions.
2009 Associated Arts of Ocean Shores
2009 Expressions West, Coos Art Museum
2009 Americas West --HONORABLE MENTION
2010 Associated Arts of Ocean Shores -- 3RD PLACE CASH AWARD
2010 Expressions West, Coos Art Museum -- HONORABLE MENTION
2010 Women's Works, Woodstock Illinois -- BEST OF SHOW
2010 Portland Open Studios - studio exhibit
2010 Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, Oregon
2010 Cooperstown NY International Show
2011 Expressions West, Coos Art Museum -- HONORABLE MENTION
2011 Associated Arts of Ocean Shores
2011 Sequim Arts, Washington
2011 Emerald Spring Exhibition national show, Oregon
2011 Sources, juried show, Cohasset, Massachusetts
2011 Real People, Woodstock, Illinois
2011 Western Oregon Regional, Coos Art Museum, Oregon
2011 49th Founders Juried Awards Exhibition, Naples Florida -- HONORABLE MENTION
previous to 2009 I painted in my studio and had private showings. In 2009 I began sending photos of paintings to juried shows. I am not affiliated with a gallery as at this point I believe a gallery might try to point me in a direction which would limit my freedom as an artist. However, in the past couple of years I have concentrated solely on objective painting.