My journey into painting started after I retired in 1999 from a career as an elementary school teacher.  I took several classes in different mediums at The Art Center in Grand Junction, Colorado.  It was when I took a class in pastels from Sara Oakley in 2001 that I found my "happy place" and have been working with pastels ever since.

My love of nature and the outdoors inspires my paintings.  I enjoy plein air painting and also work off of photos I have taken on my travels around Colorado and New York state.

I am a member of the Pastel Society of Colorado, the Uptown Art Colony and have exhibited in the PSC member shows and several shows at the Art Center in Grand Junction.  I was an artist with The Blue Pig Gallery for several years and now my work can be seen at Craig Gallery in Palisade, Colorado.