Being an artist and painting nature was inevitable. Growing up on the
Chesapeake Bay on the eastern shore of Maryland has had a strong influence
on me since childhood. I have an endless desire to paint and over the years I have worked
in several mediums and gradually developed a distinctive style that is seen today in my
oil paintings. I also paint a wide variety of subjects. It is important to expand and try new
things and push into different areas. Painting en plain air, figurative work and portraiture
are all part of my discipline. Extensive travel is also documented in my portfolio. Many
periods of growth in my paintings can be attributed to reference trips I have taken.
Wildlife has been very inspirational to my work and is my personal favorite. Seeing
animals in their own environment and witnessing their natural behavior in person
changed the way I paint.
Exhibition Highlights:
Waterfowl Festival 2017 Featured Artist
Hiram Blauvelt Museum, three man show, “Kalihari to Kilimanjaro”
Society of Animal Artists Juried Show
Leigh Yawkey Woodson, “Birds in Art”
Wildlife and Western Art Show, St. Petersburg, FL
Safari Club International
The Briscoe Museum, “Night of the Artist”
Waterfowl Festival, Easton, MD
Gilcrease Museum
Raymond James Women in the Arts- Artist of the year and speaker
Plein Air Easton
Articles:
Sporting Classic
Wildlife Art News
Africa Geographic
Collections:
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Museum
Raymond James Financial collection,
Martin Revson, Revlon Collection
Kessler Collection
Rosenberg-Martin-Greenberg
Baltimore Life Insurance Headquarters
Valerie and Jack Guenther, Briscoe Museum
Society of Animal Artists Board Member