About

Artist’s Statement

At a very early age I was exposed to a very talented artist who taught me to paint with oils.  With this seed planted in my heart – life happened.  One day I shared with my husband my desire to take watercolor classes.  Suddenly the door to my artistic quest swung wide open.  To my surprise, friends that we had recently made were artists.  One artist does not let another not paint.  And so it began.

I explore the abstract because of my deep rooted desire to move away from the intense structure of both my personal and professional life.  It continues to be a journey that is both exciting and frustrating.  Letting go is not easy but can be very rewarding once it actually happens.

In my paintings I hope that you will see the spirit that guides me.  In many of my finished paintings I will see images that were never planned to be incorporated.  Some would find them to be troubling somehow.  We laugh and say, “there they are again”.

Although I have much encouragement and love from my entire family, I have to thank my husband Tom and my daughter Kelley for their constant proding to keep going.  Sometimes irritating… but mostly Great!  Their encouragement is without question a blessing to me.  Then there are my “art buddies” as Tom calls them.  Such talented friends who are the most encouraging and lovely people I have ever met!