As a young child, I lived on a small farm that had a wooded area in a rear corner. I loved the play of the light on the grass, the leaves and trunks of trees, and on the nearby shrubs. When I began painting en plein air, that love for nature came back to me. I love doing hand painted, colorful, somewhat abstract, contemporary oil paintings because the colors are bright and fun. I use oil colors for my paintings because the colors will not fade and allow me to create beautiful original colors that are able to capture the emotion of the landscape and transfer it to the canvas for you to experience and enjoy. I take my easel to a location - the park, the ocean, the mountains, or the field - and set up and paint in the sun, wind, rain, and insects. In the words of the poet, "no matter whether you have sunburn, bug bites, lost your brush, or spilled your paint, you've still had a good day."

Gallery Affiliations and Other Recent Showings

2011 Worcester County Arts Council, Berlin, MD

2010 Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

Princess Anne Days, Princess Anne, MD

Managerie Gallery, Matlacha, FL

  Ocean City Library Solo Show, Ocean City, MD

Ocean City Library Group Show, Ocean City, MD

Cathedral Square Gallery, Mobile, AL

Globe Restaurant, Berlin, MD

Spring Fest at Ocean City, MD

Sea Star Gallery, featured artist, Matlacha, FL

2009 Foyer Gallery Solo Show at the Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD

Atrium Gallery, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD

Water's Edge Gallery, Berlin, MD

Ocean City Library, Ocean City, MD

Dorchester Center for the Arts, Cambridge, MD

Art Institute & Gallery, Salisbury, MD

2008 Art League of Ocean City, Ocean City, MD

Artiques Art & Antiques, Snow Hill, MD

2007 A Step Above Gallery, Berlin, MD