I’m inviting the viewer to dance—partnering excitement that moves my soul—in my paintings. As a multimedia artist, I express “light” impacting “colors, patterns, and textures”: dramatic skies, dynamic landscapes, through windows and doors, or around the sensitive human form.

I am an American Impressionist in Plein Air events throughout the country, including Texas, the Southwest, upper state New York Adirondacks, Maine, Colorado, Door County, California, Florida and Missouri

I have earned a BS in Art Education with Honors, Truman University, Kirksville, Missouri and have taught all three levels in both public and private schools.  From 1988 to 20017, I have conducted Young-At-Art Workshops/Students Shows and participated in the BOMH in the Missouri Artists’ Visiting Program.

Over the past 55 years, I have won over 100 awards in many international, national and regional juried shows. Through 35 years, national and international collectors have made purchases: Missouri Public Service, Ballas-Clayton Standard, Inc. and First Banks. My work is presently held in private and corporate collections in the US, Europe and South Africa.  Professional signature status memberships include the Watercolor Honor Society, Missouri Watercolor Society, Texas Watercolor Society, and the National Watercolor Society.

Solo Exhibitions:  Numerous over the years, including my complete sets of three children’s books illustrations held at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum, Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Juried Installations: 1999, a Missouri Arts Council Mini-grant 20-foot oil mural in the Gasconade County Courthouse Rotunda, Hermann, MO.  Presently, I have been commissioned by the Gasconade County Historical Society Archives & Records Center to create a 5-foot oil mural depicting three prominate Begemann and Kropp buildings, also located in Hermann, Missouri.

Publications: “Best of Watercolor: Painting Texture”, Rockport Publisher, Inc.; “Out Missouri Heritage’,  Missouri Agricultural Department; Missouri Symphony Society Covers: and Weldechesche landeazeitung, Germany.

Illustrations: “Daisy & Digger”, “What Makes Ossie Special” and “If Only I Could Bark”, three character-building children’s books filled with edge-t0-edge, fully-colored, watercolor illustrations.