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  At the age of ten I took painting lessons from an artist who lived down the street from us for three dollars an hour, which is where I painted my first piece. I did not paint again until I was 22, when I met an artist who invited me to paint in his studio. I painted one painting I have since then called ‘Barn’ in his studio. I did not paint again for 18 years.  
 


Jug
10X8" Oil on canvas

My family and I now live in Pennsylvania in an old farm house, and I do mean old. After many years, and much encouragement by my husband and family, I decided to paint again. I attended and graduated from Northampton Community College with an Associate Degree in Fine Arts, I then went on to graduate from Kutztown University earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, with painting specialty. I have also studied Biology at East Stroudsburg University, Business at Northampton Community College, and one semester of fine art at the Academy of Art in San Francisco.  
  I have participated in as many shows as I possibly could over the last several years since I started painting. Several group shows, such as the ACE at the Flower show in Bethlehem, BPC show in the Allentown Museum, in the Quadrant in Easton, the Rotunda of the Bethlehem Government building, 2006
PaintAmerica Top100 which was showing in South Wind Gallery, Topeka, KS the show has now moved the show to St. George Gallery, St. George, UT. I have also shown at the galleries at Northampton Community College and Kutztown University.

 

 

 

 


Barn
24X36" Oil on canvas

 
 
Pookie and Me
66X24" Acrylic
on wood panel
August of 2007 I graduated  from Kutztown University. Where I earned a BFA with an emphasis on painting. 

I have since been accepted to Academy of Art University Graduate School, I will be starting in January 2008.

 

Group Affiliations:

Member of Arts Community of Easton
Palette Club of Bethlehem
Pocono Mountain Arts Council
Pocono Mountain Arts Guild

Gallery Affiliations:

Connexions, Northampton Street, Easton, PA

Ambré Studio, Inc.
Bethlehem. PA

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