" I am inspired each day by painting from the beauty of life.  I love the variety of subject matter and capturing that moment with oil paintings.  From portraiture and figurative works to plein air landscape painting and energetic still lifes, the combination of working form life as well as mastering different subjects and disciplines of art greatly contributes to a successful painting for any artist."      
        
 

Curriculum Vitae

 EDUCATION

The Art Academy of Cincinnati, 1974-1978

·        BFA - Design Communications and Fine Arts, 1978

·        Studied abroad at the Leo Marchutz Ecole de ‘Art,

      Aix-en-Provence, France, 1976

Workshops:

·        Daniel Green, NY

·        John Michael Carter, KY

·        Michael Shane Neal, TN

·        Dawn Whitelaw, TN

·        Dan Gerhartz, WI

·        Qiang Huang, TX

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

·        Bethesda Hospital Breast Center, Cincinnati, OH,

      Permanent Collection

·        The White House, Washington, DC,

                        Permanent Collection

SOLO SHOW

·        "Discovering Peaceful Places", Woman’s Art Club Gallery, October 2009

EXHIBITIONS 
                  ·        111^th, 112^th,115^th, 116^th, 117^th  Annual WACC Exhibition, Finalist
                  ·        Behringer-Crawford Museum, Art in the Park
                  ·        ADA Brushes with Greatness, Guest Tutor Artist, 2004, 2006, 2007

·        Sharonville 75th Annual Exhibit

                  ·        Evendale Fine Arts Exhibit

·        CAC Viewpoint Finalist

·        Southwest Ohio Plein Air Painters Finalist

·        Gorman Farm Exhibit Finalist

·        CAC Viewpoint Finalist

TEACHING

• Oil Painting Classes for Teens and Adults, “ Painting from Life”, 2008 - 2010
• Still life, Portraiture and Plein Air Landscape Instruction  

 JUDGING

·        National Second District Congressional High School Art Competition –
Served as judge for competitions in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010

                                                                                   
ORGANIZATIONS
                  ·        Portrait Society of America (PSA) - Founding and Alumni Member

·        Attended PSA Annual Conference, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008

·        Oil Painters of America

·        Woman’s Art Club Cultural Center of Cincinnati –
Publicity Chair and Vision Committee Member

·        American Impressionist Society