I began my art study at age 4, drawing with paper and pencil as respite from my family of 7. I continued with art in Junior High School. I went to Pasadena City College and got my AA degree but went no further. I was married and the following year my son was born. After 6 years I became a single mother with a full time job.
There was little time for painting, however I did paintings in oil from time to time. I took adult Education Art classes and classes from Art Center School of Design. I I am a realistic painter but have dabbled in abstract as well. I find more satisfaction in realism.
After retirement We moved to Baker City, Oregon. My bucket list was to restore an old home. We could not afford the California prices and Oregon was perfect. We restored 3 homes in the 12 years we were there. I was on the Gallery Committee at the Art Center in town as well as the President of the County Historical Society. I showed art at Crossroads Art Gallery and Short Term Gallery in Baker as well as Blue Turtle Gallery and Arts East in La Grande, winning several awards. We bought a winter home in Green Valley and 3 years later moved there for better medical options. After being in Green Valley a few weeks I joined the Santa Rita Art League and headed up the Figure Drawing sessions and the Plein Air group. I taught pastel at the Quail Creek Art Center for 6 years and retired last year. I also joined Tucson Pastel Society. I have shown paintings at venues in Green Valley Recreation Centers, Community for the Performing Arts gallery and at the Desert Museum Art Gallery and St Phillips Church Gallery in Tucson. I have won awards and ribbons from many of the venues. Pastelis my favorite medium. I further my art education by taking workshops from renown pastel painters at Tubac Center for Fine Art, Center for Performing Art Gallery, Santa Rita Art League and Tucson Pastel Society.