About the artist: 

I have been a visual artist (painter and illustrator) for over 33 years. I
was born and raised in La Canada, Southern California. My interest in
drawing and painting began at the age of 5, when my parents enrolled
me in summer arts and crafts classes at the Norton Simon Museum in
Pasadena, California. After seeing Star Wars and Close Encounters of
the Third Kind, in 1977, I enjoyed drawing the movie frames from
memory, as a child, which spurred my early drawing interests, too. My
grandfather loved to sketch portraits of people and thus encouraged
me to become an artist. I have had an incredible imagination as early
as childhood.

At La Canada High School, I took studio art classes throughout my high
school career as my sole elective classes. I had an outstanding art
teacher in high school. At Pasadena City College, I received my Associate
of Arts Degree with an Art History/ Studio Art emphasis. The
art professors at PCC were outstanding and truly helped me develop
my talents. It was at PCC, too, that I became interested in Surrealism,
after having studied the work of De Chirico, Magritte, and Dali. At the
University of Southern California, I received my B.A. in Art History/Fine
Arts in 1992. In 2004, I moved to the Tri-Cities.

My primary art focus has been Surrealism. In addition, I have enjoyed
painting landscapes in places, where I have traveled. Currently, I have
been writing and illustrating stories with unexpected endings, using
mixed media.

During summer, I teach drawing, painting, and illustration to children in
Kennewick and Hermiston.

Artist Contact Info

Phone: (509)539-0177

Email: [email protected]