I am passionate about painting art in nature!

Living in the Adirondacks surrounds me with so much inspiration every day!

2023 was a wonderful year so far and I am so grateful to all who have my paintings in their homes! Thank you so much! I had such an exciting summer! With so many Plein Air Festivals in the Adirondacks, LARAC art festival in Glens Falls June 17-18 and Saratoga Arts/Art in the Park, (Congress Park) September 16, in Saratoga Springs, NY.

I was honored with a “Limited Palette” Award in the Keeseville Plein Air Festival July 18-22. I sold all my paintings! Thank you! The Adirondack Plein Air Festival in August was so much fun! And found homes for most of my paintings too! The colors in the Tupper Lake Plein Air Festival were spectacular! Whew! So many fun festivals!

My paintings were selected to be part of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts Juried Show in the last several years and in this year from September 28 – November 11! You can find several of my paintings displayed at the Evolving Hands Therapeutic Massage in Lake Placid, NY, in the Adirondack Art Association Gallery in Essex, NY.

Now that it is cold, I am working on some paintings in my studio. I will post on my Instagram and Facebook pages of my progress if you’d like to take a peak.

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I am pleased to be a member of the Saranac Lake ArtWorks and the Adirondack Art Association. 

My past experience in different creative fields helped me form valuable skills, of which were a great pleasure to be a part of.

I graduated with a BA in Graphic Design at Bridgeport University, worked in design in publishing, printing and as an Art Director for the New Mexican newspaper in Santa Fe, NM. I was honored with a few awards from the Rocky Mountain Advertising competitions for originality. Moving back to New York, raising our 2 wonderful boys, I was able to be part of the Warwick Art League while we resided in Warwick, NY for over 28 years. I continued my painting in local craft shows and at Applefest and Orange County juried shows. My paintings have been displayed in the local hospital, Key Bank and the Veterinarian’s office and Sugarloaf Art Galleries.

 I had the opportunity to work in the props department at the Metropolitan Opera casting and molding, learning many skills for creating stage props. 

The Adirondacks have long been our vacation destination and I am pleased it is now our permanent home. 

Whether it be a sunrise, sunset, mountains, deserts and forests, honeybees, hummingbirds, and even our loving pets; I am constantly inspired to share that beauty in my paintings. My inspiration comes from spending a lot of time with my family hiking and skiing in the Adirondacks and visiting our National Parks all around the country. Even without travelling farther than a few steps from our back door, our pets entertain me with ideas and are constant subjects for me to work with. As a beekeeper, watching the honeybees pollinate and the variety of birds and other wildlife all around our garden. So, with so much inspiration, it is always a pleasure to create something new. I hope that my work is as pleasing to you as it is for me to create.