Artist Bio: Expressing myself through art, is a great joy in my life. I teach acrylic painting classes at my studio and have illustrated over sixty children’s books.
Name of Artwork: Hope
Medium: Painting
Artist Statement: This acrylic on canvas painting is really an illustration to a song lyric that I wrote. “This hope chest needs to move again. It’s sat too long in the dust, of sad places where it’s been. I can’t move it on my own, or remember what’s inside. Please move it to a well lit room where hope is open wide.”
Name of Artwork: Cherry Blossom Jar
Medium: Painting
Artist Statement: This mason jar with a branch from a cherry tree, was painted as a sample for a paint class. I painted this acrylic on canvas with the joyful colors of spring.
Name of Artwork: Frog on a Dog- Illustration
Medium: Other
Artist Statement: This is a digital art illustration for a children’s book. I choose to show how much fun it is to draw fun characters with lots of expression.