Biography

I was born and raised in southeastern New Mexico and have always been a native of the Southwest. I have been involved in many creative endeavors throughout my life, including building artificial boulders integrated into the landscape plans for two of my homes in Arizona and was part owner in an interior design firm. I have worked as a new product designer in the stone and tile industry, developing one-of-a-kind products for residential and commercial installations. This led to designing trade show booths and display systems for the sale of tile and stone products and I have painted a number of murals on natural stone.

After a move to Arizona in 1980, I began to take advantage of the art education available to me; it started something that could not be stopped. I took numerous and varied art classes for many years, having many different instructors, each adding a layer of knowledge and skill to the artist I have become. I have a personal thanks, appreciation, and gratitude for each of them. I am a member of the Arizona Watercolor Association and the New Mexico Watercolor Society. I am actively engaged in showing in exhibits sponsored by select organizations, as well as other opportunities to show my work.

My love for watercolor began with the attraction to its fluid clarity, its demanding nature, and its resistance to control. It created a challenge for me. I love painting with watercolor and I cannot see a time when it will no longer test my ability. Each painting has a way of making me reach further, pushing myself beyond what I think I am capable of. I believe that is what life is about for each of us in one form or another.