Somewhere, a long time ago…I read that the average person has 3 careers in their lifetime. I was in the food service business for several years, then real estate for several more and when I left that I wanted to become an artist and here I am! I am a signature member of Watercolor Society of Oregon, a Nautilus member of International Society of Experimental Artists and a co-owner of Gallery Northwest.

When my youngest child left home I left my 9-5 job and started taking community art classes where I learned about basic color, composition, the use of different mediums and met several local artists in the community. I started in watercolor and was very realistic and later discovered oil and acrylics where I can really loosen up! I believe art is one of our greatest forms of expression and creating art is one of the best forms of therapy.