I believe
my purpose as
an artist is to pay attention to the natural world, find beautiful,
unusual
or incongruous facets of everyday experience, isolate them and present
them as two-dimensional paintings.
I feel that one
way of acknowledging
and becoming comfortable with our spirituality is to notice and pay
attention
to the depth, complexity, and beauty of the physical world.
I have been
drawing and painting
since early childhood. My interest continued throughout my college life
where I earned a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education and Fine Arts from
Eastern Michigan University, and studied printmaking at Wayne State
University.
My interests extended into ceramics, weaving, sculpture, jewelry, and
especially
batik, which I exhibited in the Ann Arbor Art Fair in the early
70’s.
In more recent years my focus has changed to photography and watercolor.
Since 1992, my
husband and I have
lived on our sailboat in Florida during the winters, occasionally
cruising
the Intracoastal Waterway and to the Bahamas. This has given me ample
opportunity
to further develop my photography skills and has resulted in much
material
for my watercolors.
I began
exhibiting my watercolors
at local and regional art fairs in 2000, receiving recognition for my
work
in both Michigan and Florida. My exhibits include ...
2003
Michigan Watercolor
Society Juried
Show
Martin County
Juried Exhibition,
Stuart, Florida
Waterway Women,
Supreme Court Building,
Tallahassee, Fl.
2002
Lac Ste Claire Art
Fair “Best of
Michigan” Award
Waterway Women
Group Show, Elliott
Museum, Stuart, Florida
Scarab Club Annual
Watercolor
Exhibition, Detroit, Michigan
Tri-County TEC 2003
Calendar, Stuart,
Florida
Waterway Women
Group Show, Profile
Gallery, Stuart. Florida
Martin County,
Florida, Artsfest
-Honorable Mention
Michigan Watercolor
Society Annual
Show
One-person Show,
City Gallery,
Mt Clemens, Michigan
Winter Park,
Florida, Art Fair
2001
Tri-County TEC 2002
Calendar
Martin County
Artsfest Honorable
Mention
Under the Oaks,
Vero Beach, Florida
Two-person Show,
Seminole Country
Inn, Indiantown, Florida
2000
Celebrate! Michigan
Artists, Rochester,
Michigan
Tri-County TEC 2001
Calendar
1984
Michigan Fine Arts
Exhibition,
Birmingham Michigan
1978
Focus Gallery,
Detroit , Michigan
