About the Artist

I paint because I love the challenge of looking at a familiar scene and simplifying it into shapes, colors and my own vision. I primarily paint “en plein air”; however, I also work in the studio from still lifes, and reference photos.

Painting “alla prima”, with quick brush work and a limited palette, forces me to work spontaneously. I strive to give the viewer a quick snapshot of that particular moment in time; an impression of an effect of light I felt to be beautiful. I usually work on smaller canvases in order to be able to complete a painting in 2-4 hours capturing the sun before it moves on. I particularly enjoy painting the Wisconsin rural landscape and small towns in all four of our unique seasons: Winters when the sun shines brilliantly after a snowfall, the white of the snow and the crystal clear blue of the sky produce a kaleidoscope of vibrant color that begs me to paint; Spring and Summer when the fields are full of life, the gardens are in full bloom and the warmth of the sun makes me feel alive with the paint brush; Autumn when the hot oranges, reds and golds of the trees and fields vibrate against the cool blue of the sky.

I began painting in 1995 while living in the south of France. I was physically and emotionally compelled to try to put down on canvas the beauty of the area’s atmosphere, sunlight, buildings and everyday life. It was impossible not to find inspiration in the same region where Matisse, Renoir, Cezanne, van Gogh, and countless others had set up their easels. An inspiration that has sustained me in the pursuit of creating the fresh canvas.

Artist Bio and Resume

Studied with Mitch Waite in Vence, France 1995-96,’98,’99
Painting, monotype and paper making with Sally Duback 1999-2006
Workshops at the Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design 1998-99 Workshop at Maison des Arts, La Colle, France 2002
Workshop in California with Camille Przewodek 2003
Plein Air Workshop at the Old Lyme Art Assoc. Conn.(Graves; Billups; Charron; Magadini, Curtis] 2005, 2006 Workshops with Rosalie Nadeau (Cape Cod artist), 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007
Studied with Mary Ulm Mayhew ( 2006), Shelby Keefe ( 06-07 ), Tom Nachreiner ( 07-08,09)
Workshop with Chris Magadini, Vermont 2008

Workshop with Daniel Gerhartz, OPAM, 2013

Winter Plein Air Workshop with Stapleton Kearns, New Hampshire February 2019

Workshop with Caleb Stone, Monhegan Island Maine,  2025

Professional Memberships:

Board of Directors Artists Working in Education 2005-2018/ Board President 2011-12

Member Oil Painters of America Juried  ( no longer a member)
Member of League of Milwaukee Artists Juried

 Member of American Impressionist Society
Member of Cedarburg Artists’ Guild, Wisconsin / Board of Directors 2018-present

Member of Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Assoc.
Member of Boca Grande Art Alliance, Florida
Member of the Museum of Wisconsin Art, West Bend Wisconsin

Member of Portal Wisconsin Juried 

Member Cedarburg Art Museum

Recent Juried Shows and Awards

Accepted in many juried and invitational shows in Wisconsin and Florida

Juried into Cedarburg Art Museum "America:A Wisconsin Perspective" summer 2026 

Juried into Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Exhibit 2024, 2025

Juried into the League of Milwaukee Artists 80 th Anniversary Show at Charles Allis Museum 2024

Juried into League of Milwaukee show at the Ploch Art Gallery 2024. Second Place Award"End of the Street"

Juried into Cedarburg Artist Guild's Annual Exhibit 2023

Juried 2 pieces into Cedarburg Art Museum show "One Square Mile: My Neighborhood September 2021-January 2022

Juried into Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Juried Exhibit September 2021

Juried  3 pieces into League of Milwaukee show at the Plymouth Art Center.  August 2021 Third Place for "Abandoned Beauty "

Juried into the American Impressionist Society Associate Members Online Exhibition April 2021

Juried into League of Milwaukee show at the Grohman Art Museum May 2021

Juried into 6 Squared National on-line show December-January 2020-21

Juried 2 pieces into Cedarburg Art Museum " Masters as Muses "  October-January 2020-21

Juried into Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Juried Exhibit.  Honorable Mention   August 2020

Invited to be a featured artist in American Art Collector Magazine  June 2020

League of Milwaukee Artists group show at the Anderson Art Museum, Kenosha, Feb - April 2020

Juried into League of Milwaukee Artists group show at Cedarburg Art Museum, "Human Spirit" Jan - May 2020

Juried into Solo show at Ploch Art Gallery @ Sharon Wilson Arts Center, " Embracing Winter en Plein Air" Dec 2019-Feb 2020

Group League of Milwaukee Show at Cardinal Stritch College Aug-Oct. 2019

Juried into Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Juried Exhibit Aug- Oct. 2019  Blue Ribbon for " Spring Sun"

Two person show at Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, N0v-Jan 2018-19

Juried into Cedarburg Art Museum " Cedarburg Then and Now"  October-Dec 2018

Juried 3 pieces into Cedarburg Artists Guild Show, August 2018  won Blue Ribbon for " Artist's Works of Art "

Invited artist Beans and Barley, " Barns at Beans ", March-June 2018

Juried into Cedarburg Art Museum " Iconic Wisconsin" November 2017 

Juried into Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Show, August 2017

Group League of Milwaukee show Anderson Art Center Kenosha , Aug-Oct. 2017

Solo Show, " Lake Country Paintings", North Lake Library,  June-July 2017

Judge's Favorite award, Oconomowoc Art Center, " Eclectic Meanderings" May-June 2017

Invited artist Grohmann Art Museum, Milwaukee, " Human Industry/ The Artist at Work " , May- Aug 2017

Two person show at the Cedarburg Art Museum " Painting the Winter Muse" Rix & Ruschman , Jan-March 2017

Juried into Cedarburg Art Museum " Our Everyday Life", Oct- Dec 2016

Juried into the Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Show, August 2016

Solo show of Winter Plein Air art at the U.Of Wis. Arboretum Visitor Center Art Gallery March-April 2016

Juried into Villa Terrace Art Museum "3 Wisconsin Art Organizations" group show, February 2016, Milwaukee

Voted into the FAV 15% in the December 2015  ( one painting), January 2016 ( 2 paintings) Bold Brush National Art Contest

Juried into Cedarburg Art Museum Show " Wisconsin Festivals" November 2015

Invited Artist and Curator of " Nature and Neighborhood: Inspired Art"  Urban Ecology Center- Menomonee Valley Sept-Dec. 2015

Juried into Cedarburg Artists Guild Show August 2015  Honorable Mention

Solo show of Winter Plein Air art at the Delafield Art Center February-March 2015

Juried into Museum of Wisconsin Art Show January 2015

Juried into Cedarburg Art Museum " Doors of Cedarburg" Show December 2014

Second Place Award, Shorewood Plein Air Competition, September 2014

First Place Award, Plein Air Quick Paint,Delafield Art Center, September 2014

First Place Award, Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Assoc., Brush with the Wind, Sept. 2014

Juried into Cedarburg Artists Guild Annual Show, 2000-2014

Juried into Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Assoc. We Came We Saw We Painted,   2012, 2013 - Second Place Award 2013,2014,2015
Juried into Concordia University "Shorelines" Show,  Mequon, Wis.January 2013

Invited Artist for Open Canvas 2003- 2014 Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Invited Artist for "Mini" Show,  Artbar,  Milwaukee, Wi   2009-2016
Juried into RiverKeepers "Milwaukee River ", Discovery World Museum Summer 2012

Invited instructor with show,  Delafield Art Center,  August  2012
Honorable Mention Award,  Wisconsin Plein Air Painters Assoc. Schauer Art Center, Hartford, Wis. 2012

Juried into League of Milwaukee Artists show, The Garden Room, Shorewood, Wis. 2012

 Gallery Representation

Bohemia Home Design and Art, Cedarburg ,Wis

Corporate  Collections:
Aurora Women's Center,  West Allis, Wis.