Born in Kansas City, Kansas. and raised in Topeka, Kansas, I have spent the past 30　 years in Texas.  I have had a love of all art forms from an early age and have been creating paintings since the mid 60’s.  Having studied various techniques in watercolor, oils, acrylics, printing, collage, weaving, as well as, creating silver and gold jewelry. 　I have settled into my main love of watercolor and acrylic painting.　 I have studied with very talented teachers such as Louise Cadillac, Al Brouilette, Carrie Burns Brown, Catherine Chang Lui, and Alex Powers to name only a few.　 Subject matter is varied, but the style always retains its humorous, quirky, extremely vivid and bold palette, using strong primary colors. A "pastel" painting is not in my vocabulary.  My style looks simplistic, but is actually multiple layers of acrylic paint on canvas which is then varnished several times to bring out the depth of color saturation.  This fall I have also returned to painting original watercolors, which will be in addition to my original acrylic pieces.　 

I am partial to painting animals, in a unique style, with a personality of their own.　 My subjects range from "fur people" that are a large part of most families, to the jungle variety, tropical fish, and birds. Viewers will also notice, in my large portfolio of work, that I paint many architectural landmarks, of a diverse variety, with a particular fondness for unique local areas and nationally known locales.  Commissions are always welcome, please contact the gallery. 

 Larger permanent collections of my works (Watercolor & Acrylics) are located in major medical centers, public buildings, major veterinary hospitals, and private business offices and homes throughout the United States.　 My "eclectic" paintings are also no strangers to international residences and businesses from London to Bombay.  I am a Signature Member in the Texas Watercolor Society, a Silver Medallist with the San Antonio Watercolor Group.  I have also been in Chair positions (President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Workshop) with numerous Texas organizations, as well as, several national art organizations.

　For the last 8 years I have worked, in conjunction with, the La Villita Tenants Association, to contribute artist materials, award money, and time to set up this wonderfully talented, yearly juried watercolor exhibit for the "SAY SI" organization, an after school non-profit venue for middle & high school students.　 They, in turn, have a watercolor exhibit, during May each year, in San Antonio’s historic arts district, La Villita, located on the River Walk.  This annual student art exhibit and sale creates a venue for these extremely talented young artists to compete and sell their work in an art fair atmosphere.  This event is co-sponsored by the La Villita Tenants Association, Denise Barron, owner of Artistic Endeavors, and myself, who donates frames, watercolor paper, and a portion of the prize money for about 120 student artists.  This is a most well deserving organization.