Biography
I'm a Watercolor painter originally from Minnesota, now living just north of San Francisco. I’ve worked as an 2D animator, graphic artist, rug designer but have always held on to watercolor as my mainstay medium. I’ve shown locally and nationally and managed a few prizes along the way. Now that I’m retired, I paint, garden and write poetry regularly.
I am drawn to the often-overlooked landscape of disrepair of Northern California. My paintings of old mailboxes, VWs and West Marin scenes reflect humor and recognition of our unique life here. There is a laid-back quality in our world that still exists between encroaching developments and high-tech business. The subjects delight me as I paint them but also remind me they are a record of what’s fast disappearing. Many pieces in the swimmers series were painted as an escape from the stifling heat in my studio and from the isolation I felt brought on by the pandemic. I was projecting a lot of myself into these scenes as they helped me feel refreshed and alive—the very things I felt when I was an avid swimmer in my youth.Both categories, though very different, have longing as an emotional touchstone. I believe they both are trying to recapture scenes or feelings that are beyond or almost beyond our reach but very much alive within memory.
Resume / CV
2023: 53rd national Watercolor Exhibition: "Sisters"; 2023: Marinwood Spring Art Show: Mermaid's Day Off"; 2023 Falkirk Invitational: "All In" & "Splash!";
