ARTIST STATEMENT
“Painting has been my love from a very early age. Having been paralyzed
at age 9 by polio, I turned to art as a substitute for the standard
activities of youth. After private painting lessons art was my elective
in high school, my major in college and has remained my passion ever
since. My favorite subject is the human figure. Most Saturdays find me
working in watercolor from a live model. Only when painting children
do I use photos as reference material. I am fascinated by the form and
movement of my subjects, and attempt to portray them in a free and direct
manner with emphasis on value and line. I try to capture not only a
likeness, but also an interpretation of mood and character. In addition to figure work and portraits, I also paint galloping
horses in watercolor and abstracts in acrylic. But whether working with
the real or the abstract, watercolor or acrylics, my goal is to present
exiting and moving images. In all my work, I hope that my viewer can
sense my verve for life and my love for art”. EDUCATION
B.A. in fine arts,
Mary Washington College, University of Virginia Master’s Program, Art
Department, San Diego State University Art classes, the Athenaeum
and Foothills Adult School Workshops with Don
Andrews, Catherine Chang Liu, Carol Surface, Alex Powers, Skip Lawrence,
Fran Larsen, and others. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
The Watercolor Society
of Queensland, Inc., Australia Art League of Manatee
County International, Bradenton, FL 19th Georgia
Watercolor Society, Dalton, GA 23rd National
Watercolor Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK National Society of
Artists, Friendswood, TX Juan de Fuca Festival
of the Arts, Port Angeles, WA, 1st Place New Orleans Art Association
17th, New Orleans, LA Society of Watercolor
Artists 14th, Fort Worth, TX, Founders Award 53rd Annual
Audubon Artists Exhibition, New York City, NY LOCAL JURIED SHOWS
San Diego Watercolor
Society The Del Mar Fair -
2000 Honorable Mention and ARTbyCITY.COM Special Award, 1998
San Dieguito Award, 1995 the Del Mar Award Poway Artists’ League,
Honorable Mention Foothills Methodist
Church Festival of Art Exhibit, Honorable Mention San
Diego Art Institute GROUP SHOWS
La Jolla Art Association
2000, a show of 42 works by 2 artists Watermarks 2000, a
show of 90 works by 3 artists Hinchy, Witte, Wood,
Anderson, and Hodges, ongoing La Jolla Art Association
1999, a show of 55 works by 3 artists Kaleidoscope ’97, a
show of 90 works by 6 artists Kaleidoscope ’96, a
show of 90 works by 6 artists Kaleidoscope ’95, a
show of 90 works by 7 artists Artwalk ‘95 Genesis 1994, a show
of 130 works by 17 artists MEMBERSHIPS
San Diego Museum of
Art Artists Guild San Diego Watercolor
Society San Diego Art Institute La Jolla Art Association |
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