My painting career started in 1989 when I learned to paint in acrylics during my
lunch hour at the law office. My favorite method in acrylic painting is floating and
therefore, the transition to watercolor was a very natural one for me. I have been
painting and teaching exclusively in watercolor since 2002.
My greatest joy in painting is teaching. I have taught locally and nationally and I
am actively seeking travel teaching opportunities. See My Schedule for my
currently scheduled workshops.
Since 2002, I have studied with Karlyn Holman, Tom Jones, Jean Grasdorf,
Chen Khee Chee, Frank Webb, Don Andrews and Richard Graves.
I live in a 100+ year old house in St. Paul, Minnesota with my husband Coz and
cats Corky and Rascal. When I am not painting, I enjoy working in my gardens
and stamping/card making. I also work full time as a Family Law Paralegal.
- Published Christmas Collage in the Decorative Painter, Issue 6
November/December 2007
- Published Welcome Home in the Decorative Painter, Issue 5
Sept/October 2006
- Published Winter Evergreen, Decorative Painter Mag., Issue 6, Nov/Dec
2006
- School Girl Lucy, St. Paul, MN, 2002
- Hoot Art Show, 1st Place, 2007
- Northstar Watercolor Society Peer Voting:
2nd place “Abandoned” Feb. 2006;
2nd place peer voting for “Grapevine” 2006
2nd place peer voting “Summer Flowers” 2007.
1st place voting “Azaleas” batik on rice paper 2007
- Founding teacher for “Paint ‘til you Faint” a semiannual painting
convention in Fridley Minnesota.
- National Society of Decorative Painters
- Northland Decorative Painters-President
- Twin Cities Decorative Artist Guild
- North Star Watercolor Society
- Minnesota Watercolor Society
- Society of Decorative Painters, National Convention, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Hoot, Heart of Ohio Tole Chapter, Inc., 2008, 2007
- Northwest Toleliners, 2008
- Creative Painting-Las Vegas, 2007
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