I spent my childhood in the picturesque Finger Lakes region of western New York State and the seacoast communities of southern Maine. Given the natural beauty of these two areas, I wanted to spend most of my days outside enjoying Keuka Lake from our nearby home or playing in the waves at Moody beach, just a short drive from our cottage in Maine. For the first six years of my schooling, I attended a one-room schoolhouse of about twenty children and I was the only student in the fourth grade 
class. My fellow classmates and I had the benefit of learning from a dynamic traveling art teacher who introduced us to drawing with expressive shapes, using the myriad of colored crayons in the art box and calling our attention as to how light and shadows played on objects just outside our classroom windows. The art teacher excited my vivid imagination while my parents
provided encouragement for me to observe and appreciate my outdoor environment with its changing seasons and its abundant wildlife.
My three sisters and I spent many fun times with area children building tree houses, toboggan runs, grass huts and Tom Sawyer rafts on the lake.
I readily developed a passion for the splendor and symmetry of nature. Certainly these early experiences influenced my desire to learn how to paint the beautiful landscapes I generally prefer to render.
In 2004, I retired from a fulfilling and exciting career as Assistant Athletics Director, Compliance Coordinator and Senior Woman Administrator at Boston University. Living in the coastal community of Newburyport, Massachusetts has given me more time to explore my creative 
talents. I am presently a member of the Newburyport Art Association and the Seacoast Art Association in Exeter, New Hampshire. I show my artwork at the association shows, various area art shows, and by appointment in my home studio. Some of my oil paintings have been commissioned by individuals who have seen my juried artwork in area galleries or in private collections of friends and family.
As you view my landscapes, I invite you to stroll with me in the meadow or along the sandy beach; stand on the dock to view the boats in the bay; experience the stalwart solitude of a lighthouse or observe the ebb and flow of a tidal marsh. Whatever you choose to do, I hope you will enjoy the experience.
