I grew up in Kentucky and graduated from University of Ky. with a degree in art education in 1973. I married a fellow art student and moved to Austin Texas, where my husband's parent's lived, shortly after to work and start our family.

I have worked in many mediums over the years, but my true passion has always been drawing and painting. I began working in pastel in the early 80s after developing an interest in Portrait painting.

After 20 years my husbands job moved us to New York for two years. During that time I was able to attend the Woodstock school of art.The opportunity was unlike any I had ever experienced. For the first time I found myself in a structured environment that was perfect fit for me.Being able to study with such excellent teachers in an extremely creative environment helped me expand my love for landscape painting, particularly plein-air, and significantly improve my skills in both oil and pastels.

We moved back to Texas in 2001 and I continued to travel and attend workshops and paint and grow as an artist. IN 2006 we moved to my hometown of Owensboro ,Kentucky to help my parents where I spent as much time as I could either plein-air painting or working in my studio. I was part of a painting group called "The Six painted ladies". We painted, critiqued, attended workshops and paint-outs and exhibited together.

We moved back to Texas in August of 2015 to be close to our daughters. We bought a house on the outskirts of Georgetown where we garden and keep chickens. I joined a number of art organizations and continue to paint, attend workshops, exhibit and grow as an artist.