Parks and Recreation
North Port Art Center, North Port, FL
September 13 - October 3, 2019
Sports Equipment, Park Benches, Swings and Slides. My painting, Ball in Hand, won 2nd place in the professional division.
Reception Friday, September 13, 6-8 pm
Color!
Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL
September 10 - October 3, 2019
Color is splashed across all types of 2D and 3D media, from paintings to sculptures, pottery, jewelry and more!
The public is invited to attend the opening Wine & Cheese Reception Thursday, September 12 at 5:00 pm. View Color on display September 10 - October 3 in the Main Gallery.
North Port Art Center Open House
North Port Art Center, North Port, FL
Friday, September 13, 6-8 pm
Reception and Award Presentation for the “Parks & Recreation” and Juried Show.
My painting Ball In Hand will be on display in "Parks & Recreation plus I'll be sharing information and demonstrating for my upcoming classes. Sign up for my drawing class, Line to Design, or my Oil Portrait Painting Class, or both!, I will make learning to master basic and intermediate skills logical, rewarding and fun!
My drawing class will be on Thursday mornings, 9:30 am-12:30 pm and portrait painting will be Monday evenings 5-8 pm.
Visual Arts Center Open House
Visual Art Center, Punta Gorda, FL
Thursday, Sept. 6, 1-7, Friday, Sept. 7, 10-3, Saturday, Sept. 8, 10-1
If you want to learn to paint people and faces in oil, you must come to the open house, talk with me about the class, see examples of what we will be working on, and watch me paint a demo.
Plus I will have original art, prints and note cards for sale!
There will be a wine and cheese reception Thursday, 5-7!
Member's Showcase
Visual Art Center, Punta Gorda, FL
June 28, 2019, 9am-12pm
Members & Friends Reception: Thursday, July 11 at 5:00pm
I will take this opportunity to display several of my most recent paintings.
Water, Water, Everywhere!
Visual Art Center, Punta Gorda, FL
May 21 - June 27, 2019, Main Gallery
Reception 6:30-8:00 pm
Water, Water, Everywhere has anything and everything to do with water: boating, fishing, shells, beaches and more. See the unique ways our artists represent water in various types of media, from paintings to pottery, glass, fiber art and more! I am exhibiting Oh, Playmate.
Garden Party
Open Show
North Port Art Center, North Port, FL
Friday, May 17 - Saturday, June 22
Reception 6:30-8:00 pm
I will be exhibiting an oil painting, titled Sea Rose, which is the pattern of my silverware.
Line to Design Drawing Class
My drawing workshop is geared toward students who have had at least one beginner drawing class or some exposure to art and desire to advance their skills.
We focus on figure and portrait drawing along with other subject matter which students have personal interest in exploring.
Held on Thursdays. Please call for specific times.
North Port Art Center
5950 Sam Shapos Way
North Port, FL
941-423-6460
EDUCATION
Indiana State University, MA, Painting December, 12 2014
Murray State University, BFA, Painting May, 1991
MURALS
2023 Jungle Rising
2023 Into the Oaks
2023 Luna
2022 Neon Rainbow, Sarasota, FL
2021 Paradise, Port Charlotte, FL
2021 Blooms, Wellen Park, Venice, FL
2021 First 1000 Days, North Port, FL
EXHIBITIONS
Water, Water, Everywhere, 2nd Place with Going Back, Visual Arts Center,
Punta Gorda, Florida, June 2 - 24, 2020
12th Biennial National Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Center,
Punta Gorda, Florida, February 2 - March 25, 2020, Sea Level accepted
Visual Art Center Sarasota, Open Season, National Juried Show,
Oh Playmate accepted, December 2019 - January 2020
Urban and Rural, Second Place with Dry Lake - Professional Division,
North Port Art Center, North Port, FL, December 2019
Parks & Recreation, Second Place with Ball In Hand - Professional Division, North Port Art Center,
North Port, FL
Color!, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, Florida, September 10 - October 3, 2019
Member's Showcase, Second Place for Little Miss, Little Miss, July 1st - August 9th, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL
Water, Water, Everywhere, 1st Place, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, Florida,
May 21-June 27, 2019
Garden Party Open Show, Second Place - Professional Division, North Port Art Center, North Port Florida, May 2019
Bodies of Significance Pop Up Gallery, Alligator Bay Distillery, Punta Gorda, FL,
April, 20, 2019
Solo Exhibition, Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home, Charlotte Arts, Art in Public Places,
March-April 2019
Portrait Invitational Exhibit, Krempp Gallery, Jasper Arts Center, January 2019
Members Show, North Port Art Center, North Port, FL, January 2019
Charlotte Arts Gallery, Group Show, Town Center Mall, Port Charlotte, FL, September 2018
Color!, Promises, Promises; Spooked, Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, September 30-October 26, 2017, Merit Award
58th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Lost and Found, December 2016-March, 2017
23rd Annual Juried Art Exhibit, Sisterhood - Best of Show, Shop Talk, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN September 2-30, 2016
Special Bicentennial Exhibit, Unarmed, Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, IN August 3-20, 2016
Freedom Imagined; Freedom Lived, Juried Show, Unarmed, Lindenwood J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, Saint Charles, Missouri, May 19, 2016
Mirrors and Masks, Group Show, Exhibit of Portraits, Monastery Exhibit, St. Meinrad, IN,
May 3 - June 30, 2016
Untrue to Form, Solo Show, View, Old Forge, NY, January 2016
Character Plots, Solo Show, Oakland City University, IN, October 2015
Biennial Quad-State Exhibit, Juried Show, Vampires of Paris, Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL, July 18-September 19, 2015
For Pastels Only, Juried Show, Sisters, Cultural Center of Cape Cod, MA, June 17-July 12, 2015
Recent Work, Solo Show, Krempp Gallery, Jasper, IN, May 2015
GALEX, Juried Show, Galesburg, IL, March 13-April 11, 2015
Reality Check Juried Show, Point of No Return, View Arts Center, Old Forge, New York 1/17/15, Best of Show Award
Poser, MA Thesis Show, Indiana State University Art Center, November 3-14, 2014
Jasper Community Arts, Annual Juried Show, 2014
Indiana State Juried Student Show, Colored Pencil, Purchase Award, Best Graduate Award 2014
Jasper Community Arts Annual Juried Show, 2013
Artist’s Factory Gallery, Solo Show, Ferdinand, Indiana, 2012
Jasper Community Arts Annual Juried Show, 2012
Jasper Community Arts Annual Juried Show, Honorable Mention, 2011
Paperchase 2011, Gallery 308, Muncie, IN, April 7-Aprl 29, 2011
The Now Wow Project, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, Ohio, March 19-April 23, 2011
55th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Erika, December 2010-March, 2011
Jasper Community Arts Commission Annual Juried Show 2010, Erika, Best of Show
Visual Arts Committee Annual Show
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Krempp Gallery, Jasper, Indiana, 1989, Two-person show
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Painting, Pastel and Drawing, October 2018-Present, North Port Art Center and Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda
3 Day Portrait Drawing Workshop, June 20-22, 2017
3 Day Fields and Farms Acrylic Painting Workshop, June 13-15, 2017
3 Day Figure Drawing Workshop, June 6-8, 2017
3 Day Fall Foliage Painting Workshop, October 18, 19, 20, 2016
3 Day Catch the Wave Marine Painting Workshop, June 28, 29, 30, 2016
3 Day Alla Prima Still Life Oil Painting Workshop, October 6, 7, 8, 2015
3 Day Pastels and Pirouettes Workshop, June 16-18, 2015
3 Studio Socials: February, March, April, 2011
Plein Air Workshop, October 3-6, 2011
1 Day Still Life Workshop, February 2011
4-Day Figurative Art Workshop, October 2010
Oil Painting Workshop, October 14-November 19, 2008
Flower Painting Workshop, January 22-February 26, 2007
Azalea Path Plein Air Workshop, April 29, 2006
Portrait Workshop, October 6-November 10, 2005
AFFILIATIONS
North Port Art Center, FL
Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL
Jasper Arts Center, Jasper, Indiana