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Personal History
Although I was born to artist parents (they met in an oil painting class), and showed some early interest in drawing and painting, I did not give in to the urge to paint seriously until the mid-1980s.
I graduated from the University of Montana (after five years, four majors and three schools!) with a degree in forestry, a reflection of the love of the outdoors that I learned from my father at an early age. In 1976, a job with the Forest Service took me from Montana to Boise, Idaho where, daunted by the prospects of having to move to Washington D.C. for a promotion, I eventually went to work for IBM, finding good success as a sales rep.
In 1985, I married my husband Al, and moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was there that I began to paint, and with tremendous teaching and support from some remarkable artists I soon began showing and selling my work. In 1991, Al and I moved to Colorado.
Finally, in 1997, after 17 very educational years, I left IBM to devote my time to my art. Today, I live and work outside Estes Park, Colorado (just a short drive from Rocky Mountain National Park), where my studio is surrounded by thousands of acres of National Forest. From my windows I can see amazing sunrises and watch beavers and ducks going about their day on the lake below. It's a good life, and I am truly grateful to be living it this way.
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