Art  has always been an important part of my life.  After God and
family, it is the next in line of "a love"  to me.  I believe that My
Heavenly Father placed that desire in my heart.  At times I still
wonder why.  But, when I teach a class, especially of beginners,
who get so excited about something they have created, then I
can feel HIS love with us in that class.  I realize these folks and
I might never have met, but for art.  And when I am painting
"plein aire" and am in the midst of HIS wonderful creations in
nature, I have such peace and go into a meditative state.  It is
then that I have the confirmation, "the why", of the love of art
instilled deep within me.  I believe that HE wants us to
reach/teach people to look at HIS creations more closely.  That
we are used to help open their eyes to the beauty that
surrounds us daily.  Especially in the midst of the ugliness that
is in the world.  The rush of our lives in daily living cause us to
be blind to so much around us, be it nature or people in our
lives that need us.  That saying "Stop and Smell the Roses" has
such meaning to me, because of art in my life.  I hope you can
see my statement of my art in my paintings.  Regardless of the
subject...HE is the creator of all.  HE gave the idea to any
creator of anything...be it a jar, vase, cloth, in a still life, or a
portrait of a person, an animal, a landscape, a car..whatever
was created for our use.
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I have been interested in art since I was a child.  But was guided to
pursue education in secretarial work..which I hated.  So as a young
woman with 3 children, I went back to school for an Associates
Degree in Fine Arts.  That was over 30 years ago.  I have pursued art
since then.

I returned for more education in graphic design and animation about
twenty years later after being exposed to that field in a workshop.  I
achieved a second Associates Degree for graphics and animation.  I
have taken workshops with various nationally known artists, and have
taught workshops in pastel, acrylics, and watercolor.

I love using the computer and I often use it  to work out compositions
and have generated artworks on handmade paper on the computer.  
Although, my  first love is painting "Plein air".  Which I have been
doing for 28 years.

My subject matter ranges from portraits, landscapes, animals, still life
handmade paper, and monotypes, in pastel, acrylic, watercolor, and
mixed media.  

People ask me what is my favorite medium and subject matter, my
answer is always, "Whatever I am working in at that time".

Art is such wonderful therapy.  When you are painting or creating you
can think of nothing else, because you are constantly making
decisions so your focus is on your creation completely.  
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