About The Artist

I create non-figurative encaustic mixed media collages which usually have a cultural or political undercurrent. I derive inspiration by collecting found objects clippings, photos and anything unusual. I do not avoid recognizable objects. If I use them, they have been repurposed into a new reality or idea. Mostly, I am not making paintings of things. I am creating art objects, which are things in themselves. While color, space, line and all the other elements and principles of design are intelligently addressed in my art, I am drawn to texture more than the others. I believe that texture adds interest, feelings, and emotion to my work. As I explore the visual and tactile surfaces, that automatically appear when you are painting with wax, often incorporating the real textures of collected objects, a visual richness serves to unify my body of work. Biography • BA in art at California State University, Northridge • MA in education at California State University, San Bernardino • Art director for TV and motion pictures for five years Credits • Art teacher and school administrator retired • Full-time artist, 2008 to present • Taos Center for the Arts self-portrait juried group show. January and February 2010 • ArtSlant Online Fine Art showcase awards January February and March 2011 • Touchtone Gallery, Taos, NM, juried show, August And September 2011 • Taos Fall Arts Festival, Taos, NM: Taos Select, juried art show, October 2011 • I Have the Right, CSU, Dominguez Hills, Picture Art Foundation juried group show November 2011–July 2012 • Tenth Annual Miniature Show and Sale, Millicent Rogers Museum Taos, NM, February 2012 • LaGrange National XXVI Biennial, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, Georgia, juried group show February 10, 2012– April 20, 2012 • Studio Visit magazine, juried acceptance, published 2012 • World Wide Art Books, juried acceptance, published 2012 International Contemporary Masters, Vol.V, juried acceptance, published 2012 • Taos Fall Arts Festival, Taos, NM: Taos Select, juried art show, October 2013 • Emerald Art Center, Annual Juried National Show, Springfield. Oregon May1 to May 31, 2015