Life and Painting As a small child and during most of my adult life I have spent countless hours on the beach, tanning, body surfing, boogie boarding and swimming. The Wave series came from that inspiration and activity as it was and still is a constant in my life. After living in Southern California, I moved to the Midwest for a few years. While living there I was shocked and pleasantly surprised at the complete change in weather from summer, to autumn, to winter to spring. I arrived in Autumn, to the mellow changing of leaves which almost immediately led to the harsh beautiful gray of wintry blizzardy weather, Then BAM! All of a sudden everything was in bloom, so bright in comparison. After my daily walks, I would come back to my studio and paint what inspired me. Many of my paintings are seasonal - lone, seemingly frozen trees, gray skies, and then into spring; much different from my oceanic inspired life in California. When I moved back to California, I planted a small rose garden which is right outside my studio window and which inspires me on a daily basis. I started a series of “rose inspired” pieces, all small and mostly square in format . This particular series will go on for a long while as I never see the same rose twice. It is a challenge to capture the essence of these beautiful flowers. My morning ocean walks again contribute to my “wave series” also, never ending and fulfilling.
My artistic journey has been long and fulfilling and I have spent many hours in workshops with John Salminen, Mark Mehaffey, Robbie Laird, Carol O'Connor, Karlyn Holmyn, Don Andrews and Bob Burridge to name a few. They all had incredible passion for watercolor and art and communicated that inspiration and those methods to me to make use of as my own. I learned how to experiment with materials, and methods from the many hours I spent with all of them as well as the other artists who participated.
I have shown my work at San Diego Artwalk, the Ft Wayne Museum of Art , the North Coastal Art Gallery and the Oceanside Artist's Alliance
As a small child and during most of my adult life I have spent countless hours on the beach, tanning, body surfing, boogie boarding and swimming. The Wave series came from that inspiration and activity as it was and still is a constant in my life. After living in Southern California, I moved to the Midwest for a few years. While living there I was shocked and pleasantly surprised at the complete change in weather from summer, to autumn, to winter to spring. I arrived in Autumn, to the mellow changing of leaves which almost immediately led to the harsh beautiful gray of wintry blizzardy weather, Then BAM! All of a sudden everything was in bloom, so bright in comparison. After my daily walks, I would come back to my studio and paint what inspired me. Many of my paintings are seasonal - lone, seemingly frozen trees, gray skies, and then into spring; much different from my oceanic inspired life in California. When I moved back to California, I planted a small rose garden which is right outside my studio window and which inspires me on a daily basis. I started a series of “rose inspired” pieces, all small and mostly square in format . This particular series will go on for a long while as I never see the same rose twice. It is a challenge to capture the essence of these beautiful flowers. My morning ocean walks again contribute to my “wave series” also, never ending and fulfilling.