Artist Bio

I began painting in watercolor about 12 years ago after a 35 year hiatus from art. Initially my studies at Villa Maria College and SUNY College at Buffalo included general design, art history and oil and acrylic painting. When I returned to painting I decided that watercolor was a medium that I would like to explore. I immediately fell in love with it and I have not looked back. I started with courses with Marcia Goldenstein and Whitney Leland at UT and then moved on to workshops at Arrowmont with Don Lake and Sue Archer, Kanuga with Linda Baker and Don Andrews, Cheap Joe’s with Linda Kemp, Gibson County with John Salminen and a couple of workshops with Paul Jackson.

 I presently teach two watercolor classes at the Fountain City Art Center. I am the president of the Knoxville Watercolor Society and am a member of the Art Market Gallery, The Tennessee Watercolor Society and Fountain City Art Guild.