About the Artist
Artist Bio
After spending nearly 40 years in the field of accountancy, I made a bold choice to reinvent myself as an artist in 2012. A lifelong doodler and crafter, I always felt an affinity for the art world, but never dared to try my hand at fine art. I started my journey with a drawing and watercolor class through my local recreation department. I have completed the Master Artist Program at The Compass Atelier.
My work, predominantly oil, watercolor and wool, spans in size from tiny two-inch square miniatures to much larger works. The landscape around me is my favorite muse, but there are portraits, figures and even some abstract works to be found in my portfolio as well. In my own painterly, sometimes impressionist style, I use art to bridge the perceived gap between science and spirituality, for myself, and the viewer. As a practicing Quaker, I look for the presence of light in everything, using contrasting moody, dark tones to draw attention to the source of light in the painted scene.
A lifelong native of Sandy Spring, MD, I have also travelled throughout the United States and abroad to France, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. My work has been exhibited and won awards in both juried and invitational shows, including a solo show in Sandy Spring in 2018. My work has been published in informational pamphlets, books of poetry and Friends Journal magazine.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Completed the Master Artist Program with Glen Kessler at The Compass Atelier
Additional classes and workshops with:
Classes
Glen Kessler 2017-present
Roberto Osti, 2019—present
David Daniels 2015
Workshops
Patti Barker - Shibori style textures in wet felting
Steven Assael, portraiture workshop
Marla Baggetta, various pastel workshops online
Cindy Procious, Still Life intensive workshop
Duane Keiser, The Premier Coupe
Karl Kuerner III, plein air painting
Brenda Kidera, Pen & Wash workshop
Nancy Still, painting miniatures in oil
Exhibitions, Awards and Publications
2023-
Compass Atelier Thesis Show, The Mansion at Strathmore
Laurel Art Guild Annual Juried Show, 2nd Place
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show, Honorable Mention
2022-
Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society 89th Annual Exhibit
Olney Art Association Juried Show, Honorable Mention
Gallery North, Edmonds, WA Juried Small Works show
Following My Patch of Light, published in 9/2022 issue of Friends Journal
46th Annual Women’s Club of Chevy Chase Juried Art Show & Sale
First place award in “Other Media” category
Artists of the Atelier show at Brookside Gardens
9th Annual South Atlantic Juried Show
Montgomery Art Association Paint the Town
Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Soc. 89th Annual Juried Show
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show
Honorable Mention
2021-
Compass Atelier Beauty of the Southwest exhibition
Art Directions: Charting Our Course Lyceum Gallery group show
Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Soc. 88th Annual Juried Show
Montgomery Art Association Paint the Town
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show, Brookside Gardens
How Creativity Sustains Us, Lyceum Gallery group show
8th Annual South Atlantic Juried Exhibition
45th Annual Women’s Club of Chevy Chase Juried Art Show & Sale
Olney Art Association Plein Air Inspirations
2020-
Miniature Painter, Sculptors and Gravers Society 87th Annual Juried Show
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show
Olney Art Association, Pandemic Period: Art in the Time of Corona
7th Annual South Atlantic Juried Art Exhibition
2019-
Miniature Painter, Sculptors and Gravers Society 86th Annual Juried Show
Touchstone Gallery 2019 Group Exhibition
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show Kentlands Mansion–
Juror’s Award
44th Annual Women’s Club of Chevy Chase Juried Art Show & Sale
Third Place oil painting, Honorable Mention in miniatures
Sandy Spring Friends School Alumni Art Show
Artists of the Atelier Brookside Gardens Show
Laurel Arts Guild Annual Juried Show, Montpelier Art Center
2018-
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show, Kentlands Mansion
Emergence, Lyceum Gallery, Solo Show
The Compass Atelier, Lavender Field Forever, 2018 Provence Tour
Wellspring Art Association Sandy Spring Museum Show
Artist’s work was chosen as the cover of a pamphlet about Sandy Spring, MD
Olney Art Association, Brookside Gardens Show
Paint, Passion, Purpose, Juried Show, Pendle Hill Center for Study –
Artist’s work was chosen as the cover of Transformation Poetry, a Pendle Hill publication
2016-
Student Show with David Daniels, Washington Center for the Arts
Olney Art Association Annual Juried Show, Woodlawn Mansion
Olney Art Association Brookside Gardens Show
Olney Art Association Sandy Spring Museum Show
Collections
Artist’s work is held in private collections throughout the United States
Memberships
Olney Art Association
Montgomery Art Association
The Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts
The Fiber Arts Network
Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers Society of Washington, DC
Potomac Fiber Arts Guild
International Feltmakers Association