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"Farm to Table"

Pastel

12"x9.5" +frame

2021

ARTIST BIO
I see paintings everywhere I go. With pure pigment, I reinterpret local, everyday life. In our busy lives full of digital distraction, we can overlook the beauty of an interesting face, a group of people working, a landmark, the landscape outside our window or simply how light falls on an object. What might seem like another cursory pretty picture can gift the viewer with the opportunity to be present in the moment by revealing the joy of a shared experience.

My interest in art was encouraged by my family. Given a full scholarship to attend West Virginia University, I concentrated on functional pottery because it combined usefulness and beauty. The marks left behind by an artist inspired me. In museums, I look for how a piece displays an artist's individual hand in the line quality of their chosen media or even in a fingerprint.

Part of college included traveling Europe and studying in Lacoste, France at an art colony established by Bernard Pfriem. It was exciting to walk in the footsteps of famous artists. Viewing masterpieces first hand that previously I had only been exposed to in book format made an indelible impression.

After graduation I spent several stints teaching, drawing portraits and running a successful functional pottery business until my creative efforts were invested in staying home to raise a family. As my children become more independent, I am renewing my efforts to make art.


Exhibitions/Awards:

2021 Best of Show, Hanover Area Arts Guild

2019 Shades of Pastel Biennial National Show, Strathmore Mansion, North Bethesda, MD
2019 Yorkfest Juried Art Show, Creative York, York, PA
2019 Maryland Pastel Society Member Show, Award of Merit, Kentlands Mansion, Gaithersburg, MD
2018 and 2019 Doris Cohen Memorial Pastel Award, York Art Association, York, PA
2018 Best of Show, Hanover Area Arts Guild 50th Juried Show, Hanover, PA
2018 Adams County Arts Council 15th annual juried exhibit
1995-2001 Mary Moores Pottery
1993 Bachelor of Fine Art with K-12 teaching Certification, Magna Cum Laude, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
1990 Lacoste School of the Arts, Lacoste France

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