About Me...

On a cold, dreary wet day, I see clouds infused with shades of lavender and cool magenta. On other days, my thoughts dance with hues of transparent golden ochre or chartreuse which can warm my soul. I find my speckled painted gloves and mud caked boots and go out in the world to find the exact spot where light pushes hard against the darkness. My hope is to capture this light with color on canvas so that it speaks to you. I want YOU to feel the place where your toes sink into the warm sand. I want YOU to see the diamonds sparkling on the wild waves. I want YOU to feel the warmth of the sun as it hits the golden blades of grass across a field. That is my love…plein air painting.

I am co-founder of the Fredericksburg Plein Air Artists. For the last seven years I have organized weekly locations in and around the Fredericksburg area for paint outs and shows for our dedicated group of plein air artists. Our group vision is to “ capture the light” of a given moment in time.

I have always loved to create. Passion with working in fiber art and painting have lived in my soul since I was young. My father was a talented illustrator and my mother a wonderful seamstress. Both encouraged a lifetime of experiences using an array of mediums to create. My education consisted of classes in fiber art, drawing, clay, sculpture and painting. I continue to explore various techniques of expression.

Awards & Achievements:

• 2021 Invitation by the Inns of Sanibel, FL to hang 6 paintings ongoing

• 2021 Invited to join Mary Washington Hospital Art Gallery of artists

• 2021 Juried into Allure Plein Air UNLEASHED at Allure Art Gallery, VA

• 2019 Third Place, Libertytown (juried show PLEIN AIR)

• 2019 Juried Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens PLEIN AIR show

• 2019  Best in Show, Darbytown Arts (juried by UMW Professor emeritus Joseph DiBella) PLEIN AIR paint out.

• 2017 Third Place, Libertytown (juried show PLEIN AIR)

• 2016 Honorable Mention, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts (juried show, COLOR)

• 2015 Best in Show, Libertytown, Plein Air (juried show PLEIN AIR)

• 2007 Juried and published in the international Quilting Arts Magazine for “Passages”