SPS Member Profile

I have been a collector of art since the early 80’s and eventually I could not resist the urge to create my own. Since 1999, I have been taking classes and workshops from local and national instructors, including attending the American School of Bookbinding in Telluride, CO. I restore old books and create artist books, journals and fine bindings as well as paintings in pastel and oil. Painting has become a much larger part of my life since 2005. I find beauty in almost every aspect of life and enjoy painting landscapes, seascapes, still life and florals. The perpetual contest between nature and the man-made is a never-ending source of interest. Nature always wins and I love documenting that fact.