Rugged Guy Print

I began painting when I was about 13 and sold my seascapes right on the beaches of California. Now, I live near Santa Fe, New Mexico and, sometimes, sell my paintings right off my easel when I paint plen aire along the road. I've lived in Central America and Eastern Europe where I worked as a journalist and photojournalist. But, painting has always been my passion. I also played harp professionally, much of it for hospice patients, until COVID retired me in 2020. Music has also been a big part of my life. I play several other instruments to an advanced level. It's influence is evident in my artwork. I listen to the voices of my subjects and create the painting from that. The incredible beauty and variations of ordinary, quirky, everyday people speaks deeply to me; and, is the focus of my work—both in painting and printmaking. My contemporary influences are Phillip Pearlstein, Chuck Close, Lucien Freud, Jerome Witkin, Steve Hanks, Fernando Botero, Jenny Saville and Angus MacPherson. Many of my pieces have social commentary or humor embedded into them. I prefer my art to show the evidence of my hand and touch. I paint large and in series, also with my drypoint etchings. My work is in collections in Tokyo, Toronto, England, Laguna Beach, Washington, D.C, Seattle and Spokane, Washington, to name a few. I've been featured on calendars and magazines with a worldwide circulation . I'm a member of the New Mexico Women in the Arts, Women’s Caucas for the Arts, Albuquerque Art Business Association and Rio Grande Art Association. Two of my paintings are in the New Mexico State Permanent Collection. Please contact me for private painting commissions. Thanks for taking the time to view my work. Enjoy!