Where I lived has always greatly influenced my art.  I was raised in Clearfield, Pennsylvania and grew up in farm country.  Walking in the fields and forests, as well as being around animals gave me a great love for the outdoors.  Living near New York City for several years and then living for a much longer time on the Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona and New Mexico provided other strong influences.  I now live in Fort Smith, Arkansas where I am learning more about the South.

The education I have received is from the University of New Mexico, Western New Mexico University, and Arkansas University-Fort Smith, and also privet lessons from several art teachers. I hope to never stop learning new things about art.

My philosophy of art is that any art that I enjoy making and others enjoy looking at is good art.  I enjoy learning new techniques and gaining new insights into methods and materials related to art.  I want to create art that makes my heart sing. 

I have been enjoying the life of an artist since I retired as a teacher.  I now have time to work on my life dream of enjoying and creating art.  The paintings you will see in my collection are a combination of light and shadow.  In my still life, landscape, drawings, and abstract creations are a keen sense of richness of color, balance and movement.  Hopefully, the dramatic use of light will captivate your eye as you wonder through the paintings.

Thank you so much for visiting my art. Please take your time to enjoy it. I’ve had so much fun since I started painting…

I hope to become your first place for your art media