“The struggle to get to the truth of what I feel, and my reaction to what I see is my path. Perfection is not what I am after. Color does the work as I try to make sense of these experiences.”

I grew up in Dayton Ohio. My parents became aware of my passion to express myself creatively and sent me to the Dayton Art institute at an early age. Later, I continued pursuing that interest and went to the University of Cincinnati where I majored in Painting. Years passed, and I moved to Northern Virginia, where I attended the Corcoran School of Art and the Alexandria Art League.

Recently I graduated from the prestigious New York Studio School with a Certificate degree in Painting. I have exhibited in galleries in D.C., NYC, Alexandria, Richmond, Albuquerque and Tampa. I am a teacher, a painter, and always the student. I live and work in Richmond Virginia with my husband Rand and two dogs. Close by are our three children and two grandchildren.