Phoenix Artist Guild Meetings

Growing up in the Desert Southwest cultivated a deep love of the light, the beauty and the resilience of this land. My first body of work includes vibrant watercolors of desert landscape and botanicals. I studied in the 1980's with watercolor greats Irving Shapiro and Paul Kuo, and began exhibiting at the outdoor shows in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico after Paul's encouragement. This led to gallery representation with Wickenburg Gallery and Work of Artist's Gallery. I also exhibited at the Celebration of Fine Art for eight years. Before taking a sabbatical to act as caregiver for my father in 2010, I was featured in a one woman show at the Northern Trust Bank in January 2008 and was selected to create an ornament for the White House Christmas Tree that same year. In 2004 I returned to creating Mandalas which were so natural when I was a child and the innate knowledge that Mandalas are a primordial tool for centering and healing. In 2016, a new medium and new style emerged, as I surrender more to creating "what wants to be seen", and negotiating with what is emerging as each painting develops, relying on frequency and vibration to guide the color.