Graphic Designer, Photographer, Artist
Youth – SF Bay Area, California: camped and hiked in the Sierra Nevada. High School graduation gift: darkroom. Lived in various ecosystems: Oregon: Rainy, green, western and high desert Bend (backpacking, x-c skiing, snow camping, river floating); sub-tropical SW Florida (kayaking, sailing); 2017 moved to New Mexico
Creative Endeavors
Thanks to my many mentors in pastel, watercolor, embossing, and photography.
Commissions – Murals – Highlights
Dec. 6, 2022-Jan 7, 2023 – Pastel – Small Works Holiday Show, NM Art League, Albuquerque
2020 – Photography – Second Nature Show, NM Art League
2019 – Pastel & Digital Photography – Biologique Show, NM Art League
2018 & 2022 – Pastel Society of NM Art, Member Show – Los Lunas Museum of Heritage & Arts, NM
2016 – Digital Photography 1st Place, Visual Arts Center Student Show, Punta Gorda FL
2016 – Pastel Hon. Mention, Visual Arts Center Student Show, Punta Gorda, FL
2015 – Pastel Hon. Mention – Juror Vianna Szabo, Northport, FL Art Center
2009 – 2 permanent 4 ft x 7 ft illustration murals of sub-tropical land/sea natural habitat – Charlotte Harbor Event & Conference Center, Punta Gorda, FL
1982-92 – 2 sepia photo murals up to 16 ft x 19 ft & color murals in High Desert Museum, Bend, OR ecosystem exhibits
Affiliations
International Association of Pastel Societies, 2022 Golden Mentor Award, 2019 & 2022 Convention Facilities Manager, iapspastel.org
Masterworks of New Mexico, Webmaster & Pastel File Manager, masterworksnm.org
Pastel Society of New Mexico, www.pastelsnm.org