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.
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 at ICB in Sausalito 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.
Public Collections
Marin Academy Library, San Rafael CA
Associations
Marin Arts Council
The National League of American Pen Women,
NLAPW Golden Gate-Marin, Branch President 2008-2010
Workshops
Drawing and color with Connie Smith Siegel
Painting with Chester Arnold, Mel Adamson and Mark Grieve
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)