Lanita Darden

I was born at the hospital in Ft. Benning, GA to an Army doctor. I was an Army brat until the age of 7 when we moved to Jackson, TN.

I studied art when in high school. I began with assisted finger painting while in primary school. Them took a pastel workshop. Most everything else is self taught.

I became a Commercial Interior Designer and worked in that field for 20+ years. I have tinkered in art for most of my life and am now retired. I have the time now to pursue art and other pleasures such as Ballroom dancing and needlework.

I have lived in many parts of the US. I currently live in Wilmington, NC.

My preferred forms of art are oils (landscapes, small focus, realism). I am begining to use digital photography to see how imagess can be manipulated as well as record nature. I am also doing acrylic pour abstract painting.

I have a BS in Interior Design from UT Chattanooga.