| Thank you for taking the time to look over some of my work. |
Everyone always asks, when did you start painting? Ever since I can remember was my standard reply, but I know now that it is that moment you apply your tool to the blank canvas. Every time is new. You realize the beauty in life everyday.
Being raised in Chicago as an only child. I would accompany my parents to their social outings, usually for them to play cards. Being bored and having no one to play with I would nestle myself in a corner of a room in the house. There I would draw whatever caught my eye. Time would fly and we would soon be on our way home.
My first "exhibition" was first or second grade. It was a painting of a frightened girl in a movie theatre with her hand over her mouth. (Must have seen to many scarey movies that year.) The art instructor announced that it was good enough to be hung in the MAIN (not the side) hallway of the school. I was hooked! People actually enjoyed my work. It brought a smile to their faces.That is the best payment. Over the years I painted on all different types of canvas. That included myself. Hey! It was the 70's Flower Power. Paintings were always done for family or friends and given away as gifts. Education: Chicago Art Institute
Stout State University
Brian Curtis Workshop
Graham Nickson Workshop
Workshops in Chicago, Marco Island, Florida, Naples, Florida, Larchmont, New York and World Travel that took me to Germany, England, Japan, China, Monte Carlo, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, France, Carribbean, Bermuda, Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, Canada, Mexico and our wonderful USA.
Much of the work is in private homes across the United States.
2005
Crazy Flamingo, Lake of the Ozarks
Hideaway Beach Club, Marco Island
Painting "Goodland" on the cover of Collier County Government`s Annual Report
Gallery One, Naples, Florida
2006
Von Liebig`s "45th Founders Exhibit"
2007 Von Liebig`s "46th Founders Exhibit"
The Studio Gallery, Marco Island
"Dolphins" for Marco Island Art League
2008
The Marco Island Center for the Arts
Cedar Bay Yaught Club-commissioned painting of building
Tara`s Steak and Lobster House-Interior faux and display of art.
Marco Island Library
Naples Design House, Naples Florida
Naples Botanical Gardens
Von Liebig`s Juried Members Show
Juried Fine Art Exhibit Marco Island Center for the Arts November
Naples Art Crafters, Cambier Park, Naples Florida
M&I Bank Marco Island,Exhibited, Marco Island, Florida
Local Color Gallery,Exhibited, Marco Island
"Left Bank Art Fest" Marco Island
Von Liebig`s "47th Founders Exhibit" Naples, Florida
"Wet Paint Live" 2008, for the Marco Island Chamber of Commerce
Exhibited Salon De Garage, Naples Florida
2009
"Wet Paint Live" Marco Island Chamber of Commerce
Boundless Possibilities "What if.....? von Liebig,Juried, Naples, Fl.
Naples Art Crafters, Cambier Park, Naples, Florida
April 2009, Rookery Bay Exhibit, Juried, Naples, Florida
Local Color Gallery, Esplanade
"Left Bank Art Fest at the Esplanade" Marco Island
"The Great.. I am" Exhibit Marco Luthern Church, Marco Island
"The Green Period" Marco Island Center for the Arts, Juried, Marco Island
"Celebrate the ARts" First Baptist Church" Naples Florida
JLM Gallery, Naples, Florida
McCormick and Schmick's Restaurant
The Artist Colony at the Esplanade, Rightside Gallery
Blue Mangrove Gallery, Marco Island, Fl. Nov. 2009 Feb, 2009, "Color Vibrations" won first place at The Art League of Marco Island, Fl.
2010 January, Norris Center, Naples, Florida
Exhibiting, The Rightside Studios, Espalnade, Marco Island,Fl.
Exhibiting, Bombay Club, Marco Island, Fl.
Jan 16th, Left Bank Art Fest, Esplande, Marco Island,Fl.
Jan 23rd.,Bayshore Arts Festival, Naples, Fl.
Jan24th Marriott Beach Fest, Marco Island Jan 28th "WEt Paint Live", sponsored bt The Marco Island Chamber.
Miscellaneous:
Over the years I have done several stage sets for Marco Island Players.
Murals and Decorative Wall Art
Memberships:
Portrait Society of America
Visual Arts Chair for the Marco Island Foundation for the Arts
Center for the Arts Marco Island
United Arts Council
IDAL Society for Decorative Artists
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