I come from a family of painters, both my mother and uncle were oil painters. Following graduation from Occidental College with a BA in Art and a Teaching Credential, I taught high school art in the Los Angeles Unified School System. I had very little time for art until my family was raised. But for the last twelve years I have started back with a passion exploring painting and means of expression.
To me the most important aspect of painting is the interpretation of emotion that a person, object or place is emitting; I love color especially and admit to being an unabashed colorist.
My favorite quote is from Picasso, "inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." That says it all.
2019:
January, Orinda Library, "Now and Then" exhibition, comparing my recent work with older pieces. Reception January 6th 2:30 to 4:30. Orinda, CA
2018:
Work continuously on display at Main Street Arts, LLC, 613 Main St., Martinez
May, Introducing Artist 5 at Main Street Art, Martinez, CA
June teaching demonstration and class at Trilogy Rio Vista, CA
October Lamorinda Arts Alliance Show, "Small Things" At the aRt Cottage in Concord, CA
November until January 10th 2019, "In the Fields:Botanical Lore" juried show at Arts Benecia, Benecia, CA
November, "It's Political" juried show at Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna, CA
December, Artist 5 exhibition, "Color Crush" Martinez County Administration Building, Lobby until January 10th 2019, Pine St., Martinez, CA
2017:
Continuously on view at Main Street Arts Gallery, Martinez, CA
Continuously on view at Robert Jenson Salon, Lafayette, CA
Art Cottage, "Anything Goes," January, Concord, CA
Featured artist at Main Street Arts Gallery, February. Show will be "Real Life to Still Life II" Martinez, CA
Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery, "Driven to Abstraction' Show, March, San Ramon, CA
Juror and exhibitor for the Lamorinda Arts Alliance show, "Art to Soothe the Soul," at the Piedmont Center for the Arts. May 1st to June 9th
Art Cottage, Concord: "The Body Revealed," all of June. Reception June
17th from 3 to 5
Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery: "Go Figure," a CWA juried show. All of June
reception June 10th from 1 to 4.