Each location is an encounter with the land, the trees, and the waters that have always given me a sense of connection and order. When a location intrigues and inspires me, I will paint the scene into a series using a range of keys or themes, experimenting and searching to learn more about the natural threads that tie the landscape together with complexity, subtlety and?more importantly?balance. I look for new ways to express spatial relationships and distance with layers of paint, brushwork, gradations, and diffusions of light. Hopefully, my study of the landscape will bring me somewhat closer to an honest translation?of both soul and land?as I push color and value into new compositions and continue a lifelong effort to communicate the emotional connection I feel with my environment.

Education

1. Formal: Utah State University; 1997-2000
2. Fine Art with a drawing and painting emphasis.
3. Informal: Helper Workshops; Helper, Utah
4. David Dornan & Doug Braithwaite, 2001
5. David Dornan & Paul Davis, 2002
6. Printmaking Workshop, Adrian Van Suchtelen

Juried Awards & Shows

1. Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2011
2. Diane Stewart Plein Air Invitational, Palm Springs, 2008
3. Celebration of Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2009
4. Jackson Art Festival Quickdraw Participant 2007, 2008, 2009
5. Eccles Art Center, Ogden UT – Two Person Exhibit,December 2008
6. Fine Art Connoiseur Magazine – Painting Nature Now, October, 2007
7. American Artist Magazine - June 2007 , Feature 14 page article
8. Western Art Magazine – Premier Issue 2007
9. Artist to Watch – October Issue 2003, Southwest Art Magazine
10. Artists of the New Century, Bennington Ctr for Arts – Fine Art Connoiseur Award 2006
11. Deseret News Landscape Exhibit , 2002 , 2003 – Salt Lake City, UT
12. Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, 2002, 2001 – Springville, UT
13. American Association of University Women of Utah, Weber State University, 2002
14. Ruth Turner Cash Award, Scholarship Award Weber State University
15. American Association of University Women of Utah, Springville Museum, 2000