I have over twenty five years experience as a fine artist, design professional and teacher, and now paint full time at Brushstrokes Studio Gallery, LLP in Denver, Colorado. I graduated from the University of Colorado and the Colorado Institute of Art where I also taught graphic design and drawing for over 15 years. Since 1984 I have been showing in galleries nationwide in both solo and group exhibitions. My work has received numerous awards and is found in both private and corporate collections including the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs and McGraw Hill Publishers in Dayton, Ohio as well as the private collection of actor Jack Nicholson. I am passionate about traveling and painting landscapes and florals that represent myinterpretation of the many places visited. "My paintings are a response to the passion and beauty I feel from and for Nature. As an artist I want to communicate visually and vibrantly the peace and serenity that I find in Nature, which I see as a visual and spiritual wonderland. I use my brush and palette knife to translate nature onto the canvas. I describe my dynamic compositions as a unique st<x>yle of contemporary Impressionism with a bold use of color and texture."

Contemporary impressionistic oil paintings and mixed media abstracts