Floral Gallery

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Horses

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Wine and Still Life

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Portraits

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Upcoming Shows

04/25/08 — Fine Arts and Flower Show, Garden at Heather Farm, Walnut Creek, CA
05/09/08——-Trilogy at The Vineyards, Art and Wine Show, Brentwood CA
05/17/008-05/18/2008 — Local Open Art Studio, Artist Tour of Brentwood, Antioch and Oakley
06/24/08 -07/19/08 — Celebration of Art, Historical Museum, Antioch, CA
07/23/2008 Brentwood, Art Walk, Farmers Market, Brentwood, CA
09/13/2008 11-4P.M. Art, Wine and Chocolate Festival at Trilogy in the Vineyards, Brentwood Ca
10/11-10/12/2008—Brentwood Art Wine and Jazz Festival, Downtown Brentwood, CA

My Resume

Education:

Solo Exhibitions

Gallery Representation

Up Coming Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

Awards

Memberships

1990 Portrait of a Homeless Woman, featured article in San Jose Mercury News, painting title “Brenda”, San Jose, CA

Collections

2008 “The Couple” Private Collection

2008 Donation of Painting “Purple Cal lily” International Orphan Relief Foundation, Private Collection

2008 Private Collection, “Looking Forward”

2007 Private Collection, “At Dusk”

2007 Private Collection, “Tulips in a Vase”

2007 Private Collection, “Portrait of Josh”

2005 Private Collection Donation-”3 Women”

2005 Private Collection, “Abstract Whispers”

2005 Private Collection, “The Lost Elephant”

2004 Commission, Private collection, portrait painting

1991 Commission, Private collection, portrait painting,

1991 Commission “Portrait on My Boat” Private collection

1991 Sculpture, Evergreen Valley College , First Place, Acquired and displayed by College, Permanent Collection of State of California Junior Colleges

Works Exhibited Locally

Coco Wine Company, Brentwood, CA

Wine Bar, Brentwood, CA

Cap’s Oak Street Bar and Grill, Brentwood, CA

Blush Salon, Antioch Ca (no Longer Showing)

DK Salon, Oakley, CA

References and additional commission information available upon request.

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About Me

My Artist Statement

I never wanted to be anything other than an oil painter.

My beginnings were humble. I was born in 1959 in Carroll, Iowa. I grew up on a small farm, enjoying the simple life out in the country. My love and passion for painting began as a small child; often I would look at books for hours from the Renaissance period, particularly Rembrandt, and wish that I could somehow paint with the veracity of the painters that I admired. My desire to paint grew as I approached adolescence.

My first year out of high school, I began college at the University of South Dakota with a small Art Scholarship, hoping to achieve many things in my life in relationship to painting. I was told by many of my instructors that my quick, spontaneous work was often better than pieces that I spent hours finalizing. This would come back to serve me in my later years, and is well expressed in the work you see here today.

Although much of my current time is spent painting, my painting was put on hold for a number of years. As a full time mother of three, taking care of my children and working with my husband to maintain a small family business often took precedent over my desire to pursue art. But –I never lost my love or my goals about one day pursuing my painting. In 2003, at age 43, I decided to go back and earn my Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. I finished in 2005 from the California College of Arts, graduating with distinction. My decision then was to never put down my brush again—- at least not until I could no longer paint. In this show, you will view the last year of my work at CCA. My inspiration came from many places.

First and foremost, I wanted to paint what I was connected to. So I chose people that I knew. Many of them are very close to me.

Second, I would not only paint people I knew, but would try and capture moments when they were not always at their best. These moments, captured on canvas, are intended to speak to you, the viewer. In a way, they are a short story. They narrate a moment in time of the portraitee. I attempt to recreate their personality with paint, to express their layers with color and texture. It is important to me to honestly portray how each person “wears their skin”. Doing this I aim to convey my connection with them as best as I can with paint, vitality and vigor.

Third, I would paint large. I always knew that I was too fussy when it came to my work. So I would not detail every line, I would not blend edges, I would not agonize if they were not “perfect” paintings.
Fourth, I would paint fast. Most of the works you see here today were done in 4-6 hours, completed in the same day—- a painting frenzy of some sorts. Once I stopped painting, I would not go back and “fix” the work. Details would not be enhanced, colors and tones would not be altered. The paintings were the product of a number of hours. Their creation became their existence. Authenticity supercedes superficial “enhancements”.

These portraits gave me the courage to paint in a way that I was unable to before. If there is anything that is fulfilling about painting for me, it is the freedom to do so without preconceived boundaries surrounding the creative process. They are a gift to me, and have helped me understand creativity, “direction,” and expression in a new and illuminating light.