About
Artist Statement
I was an artist from the beginning. I have always felt a creative surge inside my soul. My strength and weakness is my desire to be an artist that can bring thought and emotion to the canvas.
Acrylic paint is my preferred medium. The thick consistency, and quick drying time are two features I like most. Acrylic can resemble oil paint when gloss sealer is mixed in, and like watercolor paint when diluted. My acrylic color palette is bold, bright and demands attention. Color carries some of the emotion in my art, but the use of a palette knife really helps me release my thoughts, letting go.
Honestly, I am a perfectionist. I put pressure on myself to be perfect. When I paint, I try to let that all go. I mix the colors on the canvas, drip and splatter the canvas.. pull and push the acrylic around.
My journey through life has been rich, and has deeply impacted my approach to the canvas. I always knew I wanted to be an artist, and declared art my major on the first day of college. My adult life has felt like an abstract painting. I married an Air Force pilot, move around the country, all the while, mothering our four children, “starting over” in new places, and handling deployments. We lived in Georgia. Arizona, Texas, Virginia, and New Mexico. From these life experiences these are words that describe the passion I bring to my paintings... love, strength, sacrifice, happy, lonely, joy, overwhelmed, proud, weak, scared, and blessed...
Galleries and Shows
•Education: Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO. BFA in Fine Arts- Painting & Graphic Design 1996
• Represented by
ArtBlend Gallery, Ft Lauderdale FL 2011-13
Phoebe Marsh Design, Denver CO 2012-13
Spirit Art House, Tucson AZ 2013-2014
Unlisted LLC., Centennial CO 2013-2018
Two 25 Art Gallery, Bentonville AR 2014-2015
Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson AZ 2014
Kashi Kari Art Gallery, Denver CO 2014
Kalidescope Gallery, Littleton CO 2014-2015
Cornflower Gallery, Frisco CO 2015-16
Kariella Boutique & Gallery, Ventura CA 2015-18
Outnumbered Gallery, Littleton CO2014-18
Details and More, Littleton, CO 2018
Bungalow LTD. Malibu, CA 2018-present
The Artisan Shop, Boulder CO present
•2nd Saturdays artisan Fai, Downtown Littleton, Summer 2021
•Streets of Downtown Littleton Art Fair Oct.2020
• R Gallery Boulder CO.- Group show 2020
•Spanish Peaks Colorado Group Show June 2019
•Colorado Ballet Wizard of Oz 10x10' Mural, Feb 2019
•Parker Colorado Art and Jazz festival Sept 2018
•Silverthorne Co. Art Festival July 2018
•Group Show, Shock of the West, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac AZ March-April 2018
•Group Show, The Depot Gallery, All Colorado Show- Littleton CO August 2017
•Group Show, Denver Performing Arts Gallery, Denver CO Dec-Feb 2017
•Group Show, 15th Annual Lone Tree Art Expo - Lone Tree CO Sept-Nov 2016
•Group Show, Louisville Art Asso. National Juried Fine Art Show- Longmont CO July 2016
•Group Show, The HUD Gallery, International Show- Ventura CA March 2016
•Won 1st place in Mural Contests, Littleton CO Sept 2015
•Group Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego CA April 2015
•Group Show, La Bodega Gallery, San Diego CA Feb 2015
•Group Show, Outnumbered Gallery, Littleton CO Nov 2014
•Group Show, The HUD Gallery, International Show- Ventura CA Nov 2014
•Group Show, Kashi Kari Art Gallery, Denver CO July 2014
•Group Show, Raices Taller 222 Art Gallery, Tucson AZ April -2014
•Solo Show, Historic Hotel Congress lobby, Tucson AZ Mar -2014
•Tucson Museum of Art, Art Speaks, Tucson AZ Mar- 2014
•Group Show, Spirit Art House at Thunder Canyon Brewery Downtown, Tucson AZ Dec -2013
•Group Show, Spirit Art House at Thunder Canyon Brewery Downtown, Tucson AZ Oct -2013
•Arts in Plaza/Fine Art Festival, won entry. hosted by SAACA, Tucson AZ Oct - 2013
•Solo Show “Decide to Fly” Woman’s Career Conference
•Dove Mountain Ritz Carlton - Marana, AZ June 2013
•Painted “live” at SAACA Splash art event, Tucson AZ June 2013
•Group Show, Kannon Gallery, Denver CO - April 2013 -3 paintings Won entry in National Juried Contest- “Various Botanicals”
•Group Show, Jewish Community Center Gallery, Tucson AZ - March 2013- Won entry into National Juried Contest by International Rescue Corp. Themed showed, titled “Sanctuary” in collaborations with Tucson Art Museum •Group Show, Poudre Gallery and Studios, Fort Collins CO - Feb 2013-Won 2nd place in National Juried Contest
•Group Show, Great Frame Up Gallery, Longmont CO - July 2012- 3 paintings Won entry National Juried Contest
•Solo Show, REVOLUTIO Boutique, Tucson AZ - Oct 2012
• Solo Show, Self-Centered Studio, Tucson AZ - July 2012
• Group Show, Artist Haven Gallery, Ft Lauderdale FL - Nov 2011
