Member Biography

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

"A genuine value of painting is learning. For me it is also a form of meditation. Problem solving, techniques, style, are all ultimately limiting. They become cages because you are working within the confines of what you know. There needs to be spontaneity and surprise as you reach for the truth through visual marks.

Often I will sketch from real life and continue the piece in my studio where I will work from memory alone. That enables me to reach a deeper place. The artist needs to go past personal experiences and look for images that are more universal and enduring. As one nears that center, the marks often become more abstract. Sketching, working, reworking....it is that process that is extremely valuable and leads to original work. I can remember when I began to read, but I cannot remember when I began to draw. The need to make marks has always been with me."

JURIED/SOLO SHOWS

2006

• Gaskill/Olson Gallery, 3 person show

2004

• Gaskill/Olson Gallery, 3 person show

2003

• Wa State Convention center, group show

1999-2006

• Bayview Gallery, group show

2000

• Gaskill/Olson Gallery, 2 person show

1999

• Nordic Heritage Museum, MERIT AWARD

1998

• Island Arts Council, AWARD/drawing

1994-1995

• Childers/Proctor Gallery, 2 person show

1985-1991

• Titles Gallery, Pasadena, CA - solo show
• French Gallery, Sierra Madre, CA - solo show
• Arcadia Library, Arcadia, CA - solo show

In additiion to the solo exhibitions, all galleries held invitational group shows at least twice a year. My giclee prints are sold at the Glass Knight Boutique in Langley, WA. I also participate in the Choochokam Art Festival and the Whidbey Island Studio Tours yearly. Most of my work is in private collections sold directly from my studio.

COMMISSIONS/PUBLICATIONS

• 2005 - Angel Series/Lisbeth Harrje/Whidbey Is, WA
• 2004 - Portrait Commission/Richard Beall/Whidbey Is.,WA
• 1991 - 20 illustrations/Book of Poetry/Robert Schoenburg/Los Angeles
• 1990 - Book cover design, author Faye Angus "Mortal Coils"
• 1975-1985 - 12 major secondary art curriculum instructional guides, Los Angeles Unified School District
• 1961-1965 - 2 Filmstrips/ The Art Elements and Principles
• 1949-1950 - Botanical Illustrations, Dept of Science, UCLA
  

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Island Arts Council/Whidbey Island, WA
• Colored Pencil Society of America
• Community School Board/Whidbey Island
• Women Painters of Washington

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Arts, UCLA Life teaching credential/Art, K-12, State of CA
• Master's Degree, CSULA Studio Arts
• Master's Degree, Pepperdine University, School Admin.
• 1987-1989 Guest Lecturer, Art education, CSU Riverside, CSU Northridge, Getty Institute
• 1986 LA High School for the Arts (Hired staff, auditioned students, wrote curriculum guide)
• 1979-1985 Administrator/Supervisor/Art Instruction/687 schools/LAUSD
• 1953-1978 Master Teacher/Pilot Instructional Programs, Art/Magnet School Consultant, LAUSD

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