I paint in oil and watercolor to capture the beauty in nature, usually in flowers or in the human figure.  Although realistic, my paintings express a great interest in color and abstract design and through my editing what is seen in nature, an original somewhat impressionistic painting is created.  After receiving a BA degree in fine arts and art education at Mary Washington College and studying an additional two years at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, I taught art four years in the New Jersey public schools.  My husband and I have lived in Florida many years and in Port Orange twenty years.  I have won many awards given by local art organizations and I am a signature member of the Florida Watercolor Society.