About Me

      Now, entering the mellowing down years, I find myself painting less of what I think is marketable and much more of what pleases and excites me. I love fun imagery; my grandkids, realistic and mouthwatering paintings of food and playful, unexpected combinations of imagery. I have worked in several mediums: etching, lithography, block printing, egg tempera, colored pencil, pastel, acrylics, and the medium I have completely fallen in love with - oil. 
​      I studied English Literature at Concordia University in Montreal and received a BA in 1977. I then majored in printmaking at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and received a BFA in 1983. I am a Signature Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America and have won several awards in national, juried exhibitions and local shows. I was honored by inclusion in a book by Ann Kullberg entitled: Colored Pencil Masterworks from Around the Globe.
      I have been fortunate to have studied under some fine professors at UMass and more recently to have taken workshops with: Margaret Dyer, David Dunlop, Will McCarthy, Patti Mollica, Frank Federico, Koo Schadler, Charley Solvek, Dreama Tolle Perry, Liz Kenyon, Janie Gildow, Ann Kullberg, Cecile Baird and Christine Camilleri. 

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​My work is held in private collections throughout the United States   

Studying for the Bar, Oil