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Artist
Over the past five decades, I have taken art courses in a variety of media: batik, pen-and-ink, watercolor. Throughout my adult life, I have kept notebooks chronicling my observations and experiences. Gradually these became art journals, filled with sketches and collages, along with personal narrative and remarks about the creative process. As these notebooks evolved into more formal exercises, I realized that they were distinct art forms in themselves. At that point, I began creating larger, single pieces. These art journals remain a core part of my studio practice.
After retiring from a fulfilling career as an educator in Baltimore, MD, in 2008, I focused entirely on my artwork. It felt like a dam within me had burst open! The words of Rumi come to mind: “ When you do something you love, you feel a river flowing through you.”
From 2008 -2018, I lived in the Middle East, Asia and New York City, studying with art instructors in all those locations. For several years, I worked fulltime in a studio at the Art Students League in New York City under the guidance of the late Mariano DelRosario, where I began painting abstract landscapes. I have attended numerous workshops , both in-person and on-line, with highly regarded artists, such as Rob Szot, Lewis Noble, Jane Davies, Nicholas Wilton, Louise Fletcher, Alice Sheridan and Mark Eanes. My mixed media pieces and paintings are in private collections throughout the USA.