I live in San Francisco and work as a marketer focusing on advertising and branding.  I’ve been drawing and painting for as long as I can remember. Originally from Texas, I’ve lived in New York City, Chicago and Alaska.  My work has evolved to what you see now: contemporary landscapes, color studies and pure abstractions. I am drawn to natural landscapes and more recently I’m finding urban environments stimulating.  My inspirations are varied. Traveling to new places always inspires me. I am particularly attracted to Asia at the moment.

Approach

I record my ideas in a small journal/sketchbook. Once I am satisfied with a concept more elaborate sketches in colored pastel to scale are created before beginning the actual painting.  Not all of my works begin this way. Often I’ll imagine what something looks like completed and then work backwards to record my idea. Many of my works are developed as a series. I like working in a series because it allows me to fully express an idea. Sometimes an idea can extend to as many as twelve paintings or just two. I don’t always know how large a series will be until I’ve started.

Medium

The color studies start with oil glazing and then develop with palette work on traditional canvas. Larger scale works are created on linen, silk and linen and wood panels. I use traditional mediums and oil glazing where several layers are applied over many weeks. Mixing mediums like pastel with oil paint has proved successful and gives the work a drawing type of quality. Currently I’m working with silver rubbing and oil glazing on birch panels.

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Exhibitions, Group and Solo

2009 – Open Studios, Mark Drive Studios, San Rafael, CA
2008 – Open Studios, Harrison Street Studios, San Francisco, CA
2007 – “Small Scale Works for a Larger Cause”, SAY Si Foundation Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2006 – “San Antonio Home & Garden Show, Urban Interiors”, San Antonio, TX
2006 – “Small Scale Work for a Larger Cause”, SAY Si Foundation Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2006 – “Emerging San Antonio Artists”, Drink Coffee & Wine, San Antonio, TX
2006 – “Landscapes: A New Terrain”, Contemporary Art SA Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2006 – “The Attraction of Abstraction”, Contemporary Art SA Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2005 – “Small Scale Work for a Larger Cause”, SAY Si Foundation, Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2005 – “TOAST”, Tribeca Open Artist Studio, New York, NY

Works on Display
2007 – Present Drink Coffee & Wine, “West Texas Sunsets” & ” Untitled, Wood Panels”, San Antonio, TX
2006 – Howard Elementary School, “Texas Yesterday & Today”, San Antonio, TX
2005 – S.A. Greater Chamber Sunset Station Mixer, “Local San Antonio Artists”, San Antonio, TX
2005 – Twin Sister’s Bakery & Café, “Abstract Landscapes”, San Antonio, TX
1995 – SAIC, “Women: Roles Past & Present Quilt & Interviews” Randolph CTA Station, Chicago, IL

Private and Corporate Collections
Cathy Sabo, San Francisco, CA
San Antonio Symphony – San Antonio, TX
Several Private Collections – San Antonio, TX
Private Collection - London, England
Private Collection - Sydney, Australia
Private Collection - Auckland, New Zealand
Transact Tools, Inc. – New York, NY
Richard Wood Photography, Inc. – Napa, CA

Education
B.F.A. 1990 - University of the Incarnate Word, Magma Cum Laude, San Antonio, TX
1999-2000 - School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2000 - Private Studio program, SAIC