As a child I was introduced to the magical world of art.  My mother encouraged us to be creative at a very early age, and eventually sent us to the Joslyn Art Museum on Saturdays for group lessons for several years.  However, as I matured, my parents discouraged further development and stressed careeers that you could "live on."  I went into nursing which is both an art and a science.

While listening to lectures, regardless of subject matter, I always tried to catch the expression on the lecturer's face along with the pertinent notes.  I loved to sketch my chidren and pets over the years as I could in my tight schedule.

Now, after forty plus years of nursing and raising seven chiren, I have gone back to my first love - ART.  Line and color, reality, fanasy, people and nature are all of interest to me.  I work primarily in oils, but have entered group shows with oils, pastels, watercolors, and pencil, and enjoy doing multiple media works.

I have won "Best in Show,"one Grumbacher Award, and some honorable mentions.  My pictures have appeared in exhibits of two local art exhibits, ANAC shows, and SOUP AND ART.

Although I have not actively marketed my pictures, several have been purchased and I have done a little commission work.