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I began
my study of the arts as a child, in ballet. As an adult,
I went to college and graduated on the deans list with a
psychology major and Spanish minor. After teaching elementary
school in California for 4 years, I felt I had not found
my true strength. My young adulthood was filled with many
experiments to find my interests. I made and sold clothing
and jewelry, and taught dance. Finally, I became interested
in portrait photography and for twenty years, I made my
living in that field. On the side, I pursued painting, showing
in San Francisco Bay Area venues, and mixed media conceptual
art. With that, I had piece shown in a Bay Area museum.
Upon
retiring in 1999 to move to San Luis Obispo, I have had
the opportunity to continue my interest in painting and
color. In my first two years as a member of the San Luis
Obispo Art Center, I was honored with three awards. Two
were from consecutive Brush Strokes shows, both best in
acrylic, and one was from the watercolorist Aquarius show.
After
twenty years as a professional photographer, I have returned
to my childhood passions of painting and color. I paint
in many mediums; watercolor, acrylic, pastel and oil. What
a treat it is to play in these mediums! I love the food-like
lusciousness, the living quality of paint. After I taste
its colors, I wear it with satisfaction on my forearms and
under my fingernails. In addition to the fun of art, its
challenges also are ever present. This is why art provides
me with a lifetime path of personal study. A Zen-like balance
between technique and intuition, between work and play,
are just a small part of what is required. Painting is always
full of surprise and challenge. It is gratifying at times,
but at others it is downright frustrating. This leads me
to the question, ìDoes art imitate life, or does
life imitate art?î Please pass me the cadmium red,
and weíll take a look!
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