About the Artist

I've been interested in art from a very early age.

My junior high school art teacher was the one who first recognized my talent, and allowed me to attend his advanced art class. I loved it from day one and was a very eager student. But soon I was whisked away to England for my last year of high school, leaving my dear art teacher behind. The art room at the new school was an immdiate disappointment and I was never challenged artisticaly there.

From England I went to Truman University formerly known as Northeast Missouri State University. After earning my B.F.A., I became an art teacher, moved to Newfoundland, Canada, and landed a job at a junior high school. For the next 25 years, I strove to keep my art up to date while teaching full time.

Through those years of teaching I explored many different media including sand blasting glass, printmaking, watercolor, pen & ink, gouache etc. I also became involved with St. Michael's Printship, Eastern Edge Gallery, RCA Gallery (Which is now re-named A1C), and VANL-CARFAC Visual Artist of Newfoundland and Labrador, four successful artist-run oganizations. I learned a great deal about my passion, and soon came to realize that I wanted to be a serious artist.

I am now in retirement and am discovering new techniques and abilities that I was not able to realize while I was working. My work was published in the VANL Newsletter, and I have experienced my first group show. I am currently represented by Spurrell Gallery, St. John's, Newfoundland and State of the Arts Gallery, Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

This place is unique. It is a place where ancient travelers came to scoop fish out of the sea at L'Anse Aux Meadows, and Red Bay. There have been early native people at Port au Choix to later settlers at Ferryland who used this land in order to survive or to prosper. All of these factors tie into my great respect for our landscape. It is rough, unpredictable, harsh, beautiful, solitary and ancient. I want to paint it all!

As you can see, I may have my hands full. Trying to tie all this into my work. In the future, I want to explore my landscapes in a very different direction from the traditional venue. Sooooo.....

There's more to come so be sure to check back and see what's new on my site.

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