I have been passionate about art since I was in elementary school. When I went to college parental emphasis led me to science and a nursing degree. Art continued to beckon and I finally attended the School of Visual Concepts in Seattle in 1987. My early work was realistic and I illustrated a number of children's books including "The Wonderful Counting Clock" written by Cooper Edens and produced by Simon and Schuster in 1995.

I began doing abstract painting as a way to reduce my focus on details and see more of the whole as the painting developed. I continued to work and experiment with different art forms including stained glass and clay. Developing a network of artists and spending more time with paint took on increasing importance. I attended the Edge Program started by Artists Trust to learn more and begin adding discipline to my love of art. Working to increase my knowledge of paint and materials helps me find my voice and create pictures in paint that have meaning to me. Sometimes the pictures are related to an emotion or thought and represent the struggle of an internal dialogue. Other times it is just the joy of moving color over the canvas.

Each painting starts as a conversation with the blank canvas and myself.