Education
Old Dominion University
Bachelor of Science
Awards & Honors
Salon International, 2008, Jury's Top Fifty
One Person Show, 2008, Thornebrook Gallery, Gainesville Florida
Evinston Paint Out, 2007
Evinston to CrossCreek Paint Out, 2006
William Bartram Paint Out, 2003
Kanapaha Paint Out, 2002
Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, 1999
Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado
West Virginia Watercolor Society Regional Aqueous, 1999
Ohio Valley Artists Award, Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia
Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, 1999
Juried exhibition, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, North Bethesda, Maryland
Virginia Watercolor Society, 1999
Juried exhibition, Olin Hall Galleries, Roanoke College, Salem, Virginnia
Junior Women’s Club of Williamsburg : Annual Sidewalk Art Show, 1999
Best in Show, Williamsburg, Virginia
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Art Show, 1999
Honorary Chairman
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists, 1998
First place award, members choice award, Huff, Poole, and Mahoney Building
Virginia Beach, Virginia
One Person Show, 1998
Shenandoah Valley Art Center, Waynesboro, Virginia
Roanoke Festival in the Park, 1998
Best of Show, Roanoke, Virginia
Junior Women’s Club of Williamsburg : Annual Sidewalk Art Show, 1998
Best in Show, Williamsburg, Virginia
Winter Park Art Festival, 1998
Second place award, Winter Park, Florida
Virginia Watercolor Society, 1998
Juried exhibition, Shenandoah Valley Watercolor Society Award
Arts Center of the Portsmouth Museums, Portsmouth, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists, 1997
Second place award, member’s choice award, Huff, Poole, and Mahoney Building
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Arts on the Lawn, 1997
Second place, Bellgrade, Virginia
Virginia Fall Foliage Festival, 1997
Best in Show, Waynesboro, Virginia
Centerfest, 1997
Best in Show, Durham, North Carolina
National Watercolor Society 77th Annual Exhibition, 1997
Juried exhibition, Brea Civic Cultural Center Gallery, Brea, California
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society 18th National Juried Exhibition, 1977
Gallery 444 LTD., Hershey, Pennsylvania
Virginia Watercolor Society, 1997
Juried exhibition, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Spring Exhibition, 1997
Second place award, WHRO,Norfolk, Virginia
Mind Over Matter, 1997
Invitational exhibition, Peninsula Fine Art Center, Newport News, Virginia
Commonwealth Collects, 1997
Juried exhibition, Virginia Center For Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Fall Exhibition, 1996
First place award, Huff, Poole, and Mahoney Building,
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Peninsula Fine Art Center Juried Exhibition, 1996
Newport News, Virginia
Hampton Bay Days
Juried exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, Virginia
Arts On The Lawn, 1995
First place award, Bellgrade, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Spring Exhibition, 1995
First place award, WHRO Norfolk, Virginia
Tidewater Artist Association Portfolio Show, 1994
Juried exhibition, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, Virginia
One Person Show, 1994
WHRO, Norfolk Virginia,
Tidewater Artist Association Miniature Juried show, 1994
Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, Virginia
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Fall Exhibition, 1994
Merit award, member’s choice award, Huff, Poole and Mahoney Building
Virginia Beach, Virginia
One Person Show, 1993
Artist Gallery, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1993
Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists Spring Exhibition, 1993
Members choice award, WHRO Norfolk, Virginia
Measuring Up, 1992
Juried exhibition, Virginia Center For Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, 1990
Juried national exhibition, Niagara Falls, New York
Georgia Watercolor Society, 1990
Juried national exhibition, Georgia
State University of New York, 1989
Regional show, Best of Show award
Central Adirondack Art Show, 1989
Masters category, second place award, Old Forge, New York
Design Commissions
Lithograph design and production for Baby Steps, 1994
Poster design for the United States Navy, 1993
Poster design for the Virginia Beach Fireworks Competition, 1993
Poster design for the Virginia Beach Wine Festival, 1992
Memberships
Plein Air Florida
Artists Alliance of North Florida
Personal Statement
Working from nature, I paint to capture an intimate sense of place and the emotion it evokes. Currently working in oil with painting knives, I use direct painting methods in a spontaneous manner. I push reality and manipulate the elements of design to bring the viewer into a scene - to evoke a reach out and touch response - to achieve an emotional experience with nature.