The natural landscape became the subject of my paintings, my “artist’s
model,”muse and teacher. The consistent theme running through my
varied landscapes is the play of color. The shifting light and atmosphere
of nature give me endless possibilities of exploring color's dynamics.
Landscape painting gives me the opportunity to indulge my love of the
outdoors and my need to respond, with paint or pencil, to the beauty
and mystery of life.
Working in a studio setting, now at ICB in Sausalito and previously at
Smith Ranch Studios in Terra Linda, has enabled me to work larger than
the size limits imposed by working outdoors and to explore an increasingly
more personal approach to my painting or pastel subjects. I look forward
to further artistic growth.
Associations
Marin Arts Council;
The National League of American Pen Women, Golden Gate-Marin Branch,
Branch President 2008-2010
Workshops
Painting with Chester Arnold, Mel Adamson and Mark Grieve;
Drawing and color with Connie Smith Siegel
Formal education
College of Marin, Kentfield, CA (Painting);
California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA (Graphic Design);
City College of San Francisco (Professional Art);
John Abbott College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Fine Art);
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Painting)
I spent many an afternoon exploring the hills and forests of Marin County. In my early adulthood, I moved to Canada, living in a number of its provinces —British Columbia,
Nova Scotia and Quebec, attending classes in drawing and painting.
The abundant variety of Canadian
regional landscape taught me a profound appreciation for the vast beauty and wildness of nature.