ABOUT ME

As an artist, I find joy in the experience of working with pastels and creating rich, velvety textures that invite viewers to enjoy my paintings. Through bold strokes and subtle shades, I strive to capture the beauty of the world around me. Working with pastels allows me to explore the interplay of light and shadows. I find inspiration in the fleeting moments of nature and the stories that unfold in the simplest of scenes. 

I’ve been an award-winning artist and art educator for many years. I worked in NYC as a textile designer for 10+ years, developing a fresh, loose and vivid style of painting. I moved back to the Philadelphia area, returning to my love of fine art, first in watercolor, in which I taught classes for over a decade, and then in pastel. 

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I love the way pastel weaves drawing and painting together creating such beautiful textures and effects only pastel can achieve. I enjoy painting in Plein Aire trying to interpret the landscape not as a realist painter, but as an artist trying to capture the feeling and hidden colors of the scene before me. I love color and it’s evident in my vivid paintings. 

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I’m a signature member of the Philadelphia Pastel Society and an Associate Member of the Pastel Society of America and IAPS. I am also a signature member of the Philadelphia Watercolor Society and the Pennsylvania Watercolor Society. 

 

My paintings have been selected for many national juried exhibitions and I have received numerous awards, including most recently:

2024 Wayne Art Center Member Show - Great Frame Up Award

2023 Philadelphia Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition – 2nd Place 

2023 Hill School Award of Excellence

2023 Meadowood Juried Art Show – 1st Place Pastel

2022 Philadelphia Pastel Society Plein Air – 1st Place and People’s Choice Award

2022 Philadelphia Pastel Society National Juried Exhibition – Memorial Award

2022 Perkiomen Valley Juried Art Show – Memorial Award

2021 Philadelphia Pastel Society Plein Air Award

2019 Perkiomen Valley Juried Art Show – 1st Place Pastel

 

Art is a journey and I am constantly learning as I go along. I like to challenge myself to grow as an artist.

I continue to explore my art in various ways and in different mediums.