I have always lived by the sea. From splashing in the waves of the Atlantic to listening to the songs of the Pacific breezes, I am so grateful for these many blessings.

I love to paint and draw the beautiful pastoral scenery that surrounds our home in Loleta, California. I enjoy painting the flowers grown from seed in our gardens. Painting allows me to slow down. Painting keeps me from working too hard in the yard.  I love color. I love to study the way light and shadow change throughout the day.  I love painting with acrylic paint, and I especially love the spontaneity of watercolor painting.

I love how good it feels to create a painting. A subject inspired by nature is planted in my imagination. I think about choices of what materials I will use and how I will express myself in the painting What will my palette be?  Will I choose watercolor or acrylic paint?  What will my surface be? Each painting that I create is a journey.