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Art has always held a magical fascination for me, a sense that it could take one into a land of imagination
that could not be experienced otherwise.
I have always loved to draw and paint. As a child I would copy coloring books, comic books and birthday cards.
Crayon was my medium. I went to college and wound up with a degree in Psychology because 'You cannot make a
living as an artist'. But this yearning to paint still had a secret place in my heart. After college I took
classes here and there, but did not start painting seriously until 1995 when I met Connie Lynn Riley who
introduced me to pastels, color theory and portraiture. From then on I began to fulfill my heart's
desire to paint.
Blessed with travels to many lands over the past years, I have visited England, Ireland, Germany, Italy,
Austria and Africa, plus many splendid locations in the United States. From pictures taken on these trips I
have drawn my inspiration for my paintings.
I do not paint a specific genre. I choose subject matter that evokes emotion in me:
Landscapes with their sense of majesty
People - the highlight of God's creation
Wildlife with their sense of untamed freedom
Bio:
I was born in Vermont and cried the day we moved away. I loved the view of the mountains from the
front yard, truly 'purple mountain majesty'. We moved to Maine from there. I was 6 years old and spent
my childhood growing up in a small beach town. In my mid-20's I moved to Georgia to take a job with the
airlines and have been here since.
Art Education:
Wayland Moore, Evenings at Emory: Acrylics
Atlanta College of Art: Pastels, Life painting
Art Institute of Atlanta: Pencil, Markers
Connie Lynn Reilly: Portraiture, sight size drawing, still life in pastel
Chris DiDimizio: Pencil, Oil
Helen Hayes: Oil, Paste.
Art Workshop to Ireland: Alan Flattman
Artist safari with Artist John Banovich and Kobus Moeller
Workshops: Daniel Green, Albert Handel, Robert Bateman, Steven Quiller
Awards:
2007: Espresso Lane, April, Best in show for 'Cote D'Azur'
2007: Newnan Coweta Art Association Spring Show, Best in show for 'Portrait of Angela'
2007: Newnan Coweta Art Association Spring Show, Third Place Oils, 'Dining in Yellowstone'
2008: Newnan Coweta Art Association Spring Show, Themed Exhibit, First Place for 'Scoggin Rd, Reflections of Coweta'
Commissions:
Numerous Portrait and Animal commissions
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