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Biography
I grew up
on a farm in Iowa and think I painted every
‘Paint by Number’ kit available as a child. It
was just something I had to do. While majoring
in Interior Design, I had the opportunity to
take numerous art and architecture courses. An
avid desire to explore and ‘see the world’,
combined with a study of art and architecture,
helped to define my style of painting as it is
today. Light and texture are primary to my
compositions, in which I try to capture the
essence and feeling of the many places seen and
traveled.
After practicing interior design for 25 years
while continuing to paint and enter shows, my
work was accepted into a gallery in 1985. Today,
I am in two California galleries, teach
watercolor workshops internationally, am the
cover artist for the Karen Brown Travel books,
have co-authored a book and am often called to
demonstrate or to be a juror. This is a
wonderful “way of life” and I feel quite
fortunate to be able to call this my work.
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