My landscapes are invented and not of any place in particular. They are an accumulation of my experiences of seeing beautiful places such as the golden hills of California and the wheat fields of the Palouse country of Eastern Washington State. They are dream-like, soft and atmospheric with a touch of fantasy and timelessness. My landscapes begin on a b lank canvas, layering oil paints with large and rapid brush strokes until an image emerges. Often what appear are warm grasslands and trees with billowing clouds. I enjoy the process and think of each painting as a journey, a timeless interlude.
B.A. Fine Arts, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
2010 “Figures and Abstracts”, William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
2009 “Earth and Sky”, Gallery One, Petaluma, California
2008 “Abstract Paintings”, Palette Art Gallery, Healdsburg, California
2007 “Landscapes”, Cohen Rese Gallery, San Francisco
2007“Earth”, William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
2004 “New Landscapes”, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica
2000 “Landscapes Remembered”, Museum West, Palo Alto, California
1996 “Pencil Drawings”, Reed Whipple Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada
1995 “Paintings and Drawings”, The Gallery, Burlingame, California
1991 “Paintings”, Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, Oregon
2007 “Triton Triumph”, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California
2004 “Landscapes Real and Ideal”, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, California
2001 “The 90’s Revisited, Grantees 1990-99”, Marin Arts Council, Larkspur, California
2001 “A Celebration of Women Artists”, Museum West Fine Art, Palo Alto, California
2000 “Sonoma Museum of Visual Art Auction”, Santa Rosa, California
1997 “California Small Works”, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, California
1996 “Fiori de Maggio”, Collectors Gallery, Oakland Museum, Oakland, California
1995 “Natural Inspirations”, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, Illinois
1991 “California. Small Works1991”, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, California