Painter-Printmaker/Teaching Artist. Currently working toward an M.A. in Gallery & Museum Management; organizing an exhibition of engravings by Arkansas Artist Laureate, "Evan Lindquist Engraves Engravers"; exploring the Reggio Emilia Approach in Early Childhood Education; waxing/polishing 18th century British furniture and smalls at M. Ford Creech Antiques, Memphis, TN.

Skilled in Drawing, Painting, Collage, Printmaking (Relief & Intaglio), Photography, Curatorial Projects, Cultural Research, Exhibition Installation, Museum and Arts Education, with a demonstrated history of working in the Fine Art Industry for over 35 years.

I am a third-generation Southern female artist, from a family of professional painters, each well-schooled in the classical traditions of painting and drawing. My artwork applies a fresh contemporary spirit of energy to the historically traditional genres of landscapes and still lifes.

My inspiration/motivation to make/create/take-action comes from my relationship/engagement with the land, the landscape, material culture, sights, sounds and stories of the environment in which I live. My manner of expression, be it through paint/print/words, brush/line/narration, is motivated by the emotional attachment/connection I feel to that which is directly in front of me.