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Born in southern California, I moved to the Bay Area in the 1960s, when much of the region was agricultural. Nearby outdoor scenes and years of family trips to our national parks were early artistic inspirations. I began painting in oils during childhood. Little did I know at the time, those early after-school classes were to begin a life-long journey.
Recent work includes nearly 15 years focused on oils at the Pacific Art League, California Academy of Painters and the Palo Alto Art Center. I have worked with Brigitte Curt and Jim Smyth, and continue to study with Van Waldron. I take workshops whenever I can, most recently with Brian Blood, Lindy Duncan, Terry Miura and Camille Przewodek.
Exhibitions
2010
| February 6 - March 10 |
A Quiet View, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento |
| February 9 - April 11 |
Patterns and Abstractions of Nature, Filoli Center, Woodside |
| March 1 - April 3 |
Solo Show - California Colors, Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos |
| April 7 - May 29 |
Spring 20/20 Show, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento |
| May 5 – June 6 |
Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco |
| May 6 - June 7 |
The May Show, Gualala Arts Center |
| May 15 - 16 |
Los Altos Rotary Fine Art in the Park, Lincoln Park, Los Altos |
| May 29 - June 27 |
80th Annual Statewide Show - Nature's Treasures, Santa Cruz Art League |
| June 9 - July 11 |
Terrain, Studio Gallery, San Francisco |
| August 3 - September 4 |
Color...Squared! at Viewpoints Gallery, Los Altos |
| September 22 - October 10 |
Gallery Artists Exhibit, STUDIO Gallery, San Francisco |
| November 1 - 30 |
Celebrate Wilderness, Lindsay Dirkx Brown Art Gallery, San Ramon |
2009
SVOS/Pacific Art League Invitational Exhibit
"20/20" Exhibit, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento
"Paint Allied Arts," Allied Arts Guild, Menlo Park
"Land and Light," two-artist exhibit, Gallery House, Palo Alto
Los Gatos Art Association Annual Open Exhibit, Statewide Competition - Honorable Mention
Los Gatos Plein Air 2009
Silicon Valley Open Studios
"Color Notes," Pacifica Center for the Arts
2008
University Art 2008 Open Competition Exhibit (Awarded 3rd Place, Oils and Acrylics Category)
Silicon Valley Open Studios
Los Gatos Art Association Annual Open Juried Show
David McKay Gallery, San Jose, "A Breath of Plein Air"
Triton Museum of Art, "A Brush with Nature"
2007
"A Moment in Time," Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica
Galleries
Affiliations and Links
Allied Artists West, www.alliedartistswest.org
BACPAC, www.bayareapleinair.com
California Art Club, Associate Artist, www.californiaartclub.org
Los Gatos Art Association, www.lgaa.org
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