At Grinnell College (Grinnell, IA), I pursued my passion and majored in art.  Later, during an l8-year, professional Public Relations career with the YWCA in Iowa, Texas, Virginia, and California and the American Red Cross in Los Angeles, I honed my graphics skills. 
        For fun, I designed costumes for a professional theatrical company in Hollywood.
        For the last 30 years, I've been doing what I enjoy most -- painting, and when I can manage it, working from live models -- the ultimate challenge as well as the ultimate pleasure, for me.
       The Lord has blessed me with good health, good teachers, and the support of family and friends in the pursuit of my craft.                                            

Selected Honors and Awards

2009 -  2010
·          SB county:“Best of the Best” 3rd
2007 -  08
·         “Best of the Best”
·         Juror’s Choice, SYVAG
·         Aquarius Show: SLO
2006 Juror’s Choice, Harvest Arts 
         Festival, Santa Maria, CA
2005
·         Juror’s Choice, LVAA, SYVAG
·         Juror’s Choice Harvest Arts Festival
·         Hon. Mention, S.B. Arts and Jazz
2004
·         Juror's Choice, Santa Barbara AA
·         Juror's Choice, SYAG – twice
·         1st Place, Santa Ynez Artists’ Guild
2003
·         Juror's Award, Santa Barbara
2002
·         Juror's Choice, People's Choice, Harvest Arts, Santa Maria
2001
 Best of Show, Harvest Arts Festival Santa Maria, CA
·         2nd Place, "Best of the Best,"
      Santa Barbara County Arts Council
2000 -1999 - 1998 - 1997
·         Finalist, KCBX Wine Label Show
1997-1996
·        1st Pl., Santa Barbara County Fair Theme Posters
Education
Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA, BA, Art
Post -grad study & workshops: Nat Fast, James D. Armstrong, George Muro, Katherine Chang Liu, Kathy Yorba, Marilyn Simandle, Jurgen Hansen
Biography
   My passion for painting began at age 10 when my grandfather gave me an easel to help pass the time while I recuperated from infantile paralysis.
Recent Shows
2011  
     My Last Hurrah: A Retrospective
     Grossman Gallery, Lompoc
2010
·         “Ladies’ Day,” Solo  The BookStore ,Lompoc
2009
·         Santa Maria Library Gallery
·         Carina Cellars,  Los Olivos
2008
·         “Color As I See It,” Meisel Gallery Group- Santa Barbara
2007 
·         “California Heritage,” Los Olivos
·         “Inspired by Norway, My 
       Ancestral Home,” solo,

            Galleries
2004– 2010
       Stinn Gallery- Santa Maria
2004 - 06
Vineyard Gallery - Solvang  
      Palmetto Gallery, Beaufort, SC
      Gallery 113, Santa Barbara