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Artist's Statement
Ever since my childhood, I have been captivated by the beauty of the human face. My studies of anatomy in dental school brought to light what I learned years later in my realistic drawing classes. Again I found the attraction to drawing and painting the human form, especially the face. Studying under some of today’s great portrait artists has enabled me to bring light, color, and emotion to my painting, especially those of children and young adults.
Awards
| 2010 |
Featured in Best of Colored Pencil
20th Anniversary Book for "Image" and "Facing Innocence" |
| 2010 |
Artistic Merit for Drawing
Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists Winter Exhibition |
| 2009 |
Claude Parsons Award for Graphics
American Artist Professional League International Exhibit |
| 2008 |
Featured in Northlight book, Stroke of Genius 2: Best of Light and Shadow. October 2009 release "French Greys" |
| 2008 |
Platinum Award
Pastel Society of Oregon "Forte" |
| 2007 |
1st Place
Northlight Cover Competition "Quiet Moment" |
| 2006 |
6th Place
Colored Pencil Society of America, "Equinox" |
| 2004 |
1st Place
Colored Pencil Society of America, Portrait Category,
"Facing Innocence" |
| 2003 |
5th Place
Northlight Magazine National Cover Contest, Professional
Category, "Sweet Plea" |
| 2003 |
People's
Choice Award
Lake Oswego Festival
of the Arts, Open Show, "Hands of Time" |
| 2003 |
Best
of Show
Colored Pencil
Society of America, Oregon Chapter, "Sol Reflection" |
| 2002 |
People's
Choice Award
Oregon State
Fair, All Around Category, Professional/Amateur Division, "Sol
Reflection" |
| 2001 |
1st
Place
Artist Magazine
Competition, Portrait Category, Student Division, "Afternoon's
Son" |
| 2001 |
3rd
Place
Artist Magasine
Competition, Still Life Category, Student Division, "Forbidden" |
| 2002 |
6th
Place
Northlight
Magazine National Cover Contest, Professional Category, "Sol Reflection" |
Education
| 1996-2000 |
Studied drawing in Portland, Oregon with Illustrator Gail Gerlach. |
| June 2000 |
Watercolor technique at the
Banff School of Fine Art, Banff, AL, Canada. Holly Middleton, instructor. |
| 1999-2000 |
Color pencil workshops at various
NW locations. Instructors: Ann Kullberg, Gary Greene, Pat Averill,
and Diane Locati. |
| July 2001 |
Studied watercolor portraiture in Bend, Oregon with Jan Kunz. |
| 2008 |
Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy; Summer workshop in Reniassance oil painting techniques. |
| 2008 |
Richard McKinley Summer workshop in pastel and oil painting. |
| 2010 |
Portrait Painting Symposium with Frank Covino, Jack Faragasso and John H. Sanden. |
Professional Affiliations
Pastel Society of America
Colored Pencil Society of America - Signature Status
Portrait Society of America
Pastel Society of Oregon - Signature Status
Pastel Society of the West Coast - Signature Status
American Artists Profession League
Connecticut Society of Portrait Artists.
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