When I was a child, my parents gave me a Kodak camera. I took pictures of our cat, our family, the outdoors and always brought the camera along on road trips my parents used to take on the spur of the moment. I eventually graduated to a Pentax SLR camera and then to a Kowa 2 1/4 size camera. Then I learned to develop and print my own black and white and color images which took my love of photography to a new level. This knowledge became the foundation for my transition to working with digital cameras and transitioning to learning how to edit RAW images; in other words, making art!

I would also like to mention the person who most influenced my personal development in the area of art and photography: my mother. My mother started out sketching portraits of Hollywood movie stars. She then took a correspondence course in oil painting. I remember her in the dining room/art studio where she painted watercolor or oil landscapes, still life scenes or portraits; and yes, she used me as a model quite a bit! She was always a great inspiration for me and always encouraged my own artistic endeavors. Now, my supportive husband and daughter, who is a photographer and artist in her own right, are both behind the scenes critiquing, encouraging and helping me share my artistic vision.

Exhibitions

Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS, Out There, 2021: The Pier

Fstop Magazine, Vacation, 2021, on line magazine: Under one Umbrella

Fstop Magazine, Landscape, 2021on line magazine: Chicamocha Expanse, Other Side of the Curve, For Sale

Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS, 10 x 10, 2021: Repetition of Green

Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS,Bloom, 2021: dainty assembly

Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS, Abstract, 2021: Exposed

Midwest Center for Photography,Wichita, KS, Plant Life, 2023: The Mysterious Green Window

NYC4PA, Colors of the Commonplace, 2024, on line publication and book: Becoming

Richmond Art Museum, Richmond, IN, Annual Exhibition by Indiana and Ohio Artists, 2024: Becoming

Decagon Gallery, Places and Spaces, On line magazine, 2025: Is this the place?

Decagon Gallery, Botanicals, On line magazine, 2025: Standouts

Gallery by the Lake, Lake Charles, LA, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, 2025: Frenzy

47th Annual Whitewater Valley Art Competition, Richmond, IN, 2025: Last Two

Midwest Center for Photography, Wichita, KS, 10 x 10, 2025, Together, Exteriority, Campeche Sunset, Ode to an Old VW