I've been drawing since I was a young child and my parents were very encouraging helping me develop my talent. I attended Rhode Island School of Design every Saturday from 5th grade through high school and it opened my eyes to many mediums and subjects I hadn't explored in public school. My bachelor's degree was in art history and I had the opportunity to study in Rome, Italy  my junior year of college. I did many museum internships during and after college to include the Smithsonian Institution in D.C. 

High quality street chalk, pencil, ink pens, charcoal/conte crayons, pastels and watercolors.

As a kid, I did etching on whalebone (scrimshaw) and I loved it. For obvious reasons the medium isn't available any longer. It's an old New England art form and the etching pieces were for earrings, necklaces and rings. 

I am fascinated by color, figure drawings, and draftsmanship. The Post Impressionist movement and artists; Toulouse Lautrec, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Pop artist David Hockney are my favorites.

I do many animal portraits and it is rewarding especially when I'm asked to draw a pet that has passed. When I capture their unique expression and see how much it means to someone, that is a great feeling. I retired as Director of Victim Assistance for the Montgomery County D.A.'s Office (20 yrs.) in 2013 and I worked with all ages of crime victims. My office always had an easel, drawing pens, pencils, paper and of course crayons. Working with children in a stressful environment, I found art really did soothe their souls and mine.

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