I am from Tennessee and painting is something I have always wanted to do.  Light and color on a subject inspire me to create visual playgrounds for the viewer using representational landscapes and sometimes a still life.  I draw energy from my surroundings, places I have visited and elements that I find visually arresting.  My passion is creating works of art that trigger emotional responses.  As an artist, I struggle at times with the difficulty to capture the pure essence of a stimulating experience and to portray, describe or reveal what that means to me on paper.  Painting is far more than just making pretty pictures.  Working intuitively, and using a growing knowledge of my chosen mediums, I hope to provide the viewer with a visual escape.  A connection emerges as each piece comes to completion.  My goal has always been to create paintings that demonstrate growth and provide enjoyable experience for me as well as the viewer.

Awards:
      Winsor-Newton Award- 17th Coastal National Exhibition, St. Simmons Island, Georgia
      Merrit Award- 12th International Open Juried Exhibition of the Southeastern Pastel Society,                 Gainesville, Georgia