I am a retired Landscape Architect and longtime Madison, Wisconsin resident.  I was originally born in Iowa. My family moved to Alaska in the early 1960’s, then to Maryland until my university days, when I moved to Tucson, Arizona (fine arts major) and then finally to Madison (Landscape Architecture major).  These various environments and educational venues instilled a love of the land, nature, and art.  My chosen field of Landscape Architecture further developed a love for plants and their unique beauty.  This love of beauty and the joy of experiencing new places was reinforced and expanded through my many travels throughout the world for both work and pleasure.  I have visited all seven continents by plane, boat, bicycle, and/or on foot and continue to travel to more new places at every opportunity.

 

Upon retirement in 2016, I began exploring ways to embrace my passion for beauty in a new and very personal way.  Through attending several classes and with much experimentation, I have developed a new love for watercolor painting. My work includes semi-realistic and imagined representations of plants, birds, animals and natural landscapes. Also included are small sketches from my travels.

 

Education:

University of Arizona – Tucson, Arizona

Coursework in Fine Arts

 

University of Wisconsin – Madison, Wi

BLA – Landscape Architecture

 

Multiple watercolor painting classes with Helen Klebesadel, Jane Barnard, and Christine Sommerfelt

 

Awards and Exhibitions:

2018 

Museum of Wisconsin Art Members Group Exhibition, West Bend, Wi 

 

2019

Wisconsin Regional Arts Program Group Exhibition, Madison Wi – Honorable Mention Award for “Quetico”

 

2020

Solo Show – Bloom Bake Shop, Madison, Wi

Wisconsin Regional Arts Program Group Exhibition, Madison, Wi

Regent Neighborhood Artwalk, Madison, Wi

 

2021

Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Gallery Night Featured Exhibitor – Bloom Bake Shop, Madison, Wi

Wisconsin Regional Arts Program Group Exhibition, Madison, Wi – State Award for ‘Cherokee Marsh”

Wisconsin Regional Arts Program Group Exhibition, Waunakee, Wi – State Award for ‘Firehole Trout”

Wisconsin Regional Arts Program State Group Exhibition, Madison, Wi

Regent Neighborhood Artwalk, Madison, Wi

 

2022

Wisconsin Regional Arts Program Group Exhibition, Madison, Wi – Honorable Mention for “Petroglyph”

WisconsinRegional Arts Program Group Exhibition, Waunakee, Wi – Honorable Mention and Judges Favorite Award for “Bouquet”

 

2023

Wisconsin Regional Arts Program Group Exhibition, Madison, Wi – Honorable Mention for “Sadly, Ukraine is Burning”

Wisconsin Regional Art Program Group Exhibit, Waunakee, Wi – State Award for “Anticipation – Goat”

 

My artwork is available for sale as original paintings, high quality art prints, and as greeting cards.