I have been painting and drawing most of my life. I graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in Art Education and taught Art in the Michigan School system. After a move to Chicago in 1998, I joined the Naperville and Dupage Art leagues and studied under some well known Chicago artists. After moving to St James in 2014 I have continued to paint and exhibit with the Artisans and Franklin Gallery in Southport. I love living in this area because of the beauty here that inspires my painting. I prefer to paint in oils, but have recently started working with pastels and watercolor.