EDUCATION
    BFA Auburn University,  Major Graphic Design, Minor Art History
    Post Graduate Studies
           The Art Institute of Chicago –Museum Copyist 2000-2003
    Palette & Chisel, Chicago, Illinois – Classic 17th Century Dutch Painting Techniques
    The Art League of Alexandria – Portrait & Figure with Robert Liberace & Danni Dawson
    L. Lawson – Brussels, Belgium
    John Booth – Wheaton, Illinois

    MEMBERSHIPS
    Oil Painters of America www.oilpaintersofamerica.com , The Artist Atelier
             Great Falls Studios, greatfallsstudios.com,  


    GALLERIES & EXHIBITION
             Aerie Art Gallery, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware,
              Coastal Colors with artist Mollie Vardell  www.mollievardellart.com
           Bethany Beach Fine Arts Festival, 2009,  Bethany Beach, Delaware
           Artist's Atelier, Great Falls, Virginia
           GFFTA Gallery,
             Beaches July 2009,
             Faculty Show September 2009
           Oil Painters of America, Eastern Regional Miniatures Exhibition,
       Brazier Fine Art Gallery Richmond, Virginia – Judge, Everett Raymond Kinstler
    The Old Brogue, Great Falls, Virginia - Solo Exhibition
    Faces of the Fallen, Arlington Memorial Cemetery -portraits of fallen soldiers  in Afghanistan and Iraq
    Gallery 222, Leesburg Virginia, Summer juried exhibition 2006 Judge, Dani Dawson
                         Leesburg Virginia, Summer juried exhibition 2007 Judge, Dani Dawson
    The Art League of Alexandria December 2006 Juried Exhibition –
                    Judge, Stephen  Bennett Phillips curator of the Phillips Collection in Washington DC
             MOCA Gallery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
    The Art League of Alexandria February 2006 Juried Exhibition, Torpedo Factor
    Art at The Mill, Millwood, Virgina
    American Women's Club, Brussels Belgium, Solo Exhibition
I am inspired to paint things that I find beautiful every day whether it is a dramatic evening sky or a child
playing in the surf.  I am moved by subjects that evoke a general sense of joy or tranquility. As a portrait
painter, I work to capture the personality and essence of a subject.  It gives me great joy to know that
someone feels positive emotions while looking at something I created.  I strive to make every portrait a
painting that can stand the test of time and will be cherished for generations to come.  I love to create simple,
elegant compositions with an overall thoughtful, joyful or pensive mood..
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The Artist's Atelier
1144  Suite G Walker Road
Great Falls VA 22066
Studying  Mary Cassatt in The Art Institute of Chicago