I am a representational artist focusing on light, value and color. The possibilities to interpret and create are endless to me as I constantly try new ways of expressing myself through my work in figurative, still life and plein air painting. My studies at The American Academy of Art and Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts, both in Chicago, has provided foundation and growth that are reflective in my work. The process of developing my eye to see and compare the masses and small nuances continue to excite and fulfill me as I view the world anew each time I paint. I am very grateful to have art in my life.
EDUCATION
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, BED
American Academy of Art, Chicago, IL Associate Degrees in Painting and Illustration
Reggie Ezell, Master Calligraphy Course
EXHIBITIONS
2009 North Shore Art League, Winnetka, IL
2009 Bosque Conservatory Art Classic, Clifton, TX
2009 "Garden Party," The Art Center, Highland Park, IL
2009 Plein Air Painters of Chicago, Palette and Chisel, Chicago, IL
2008 "Four Seasons of Old Town," Old town Triangle Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008 Edgewater Historical Society, Plein Air Painters of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2007 The Plein Air Painters of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2006 The Art of Black and White, Naperville, IL
2006 The Best and The Brightest, Scottsdale, AZ
2006 The 20th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Chicago Calligraphy Collective,
Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
PUBLICATIONS
"Tzedakah," Artwork for Tribute Card,
Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim
"L'dor Vador," Artwork for Donation Card,
Congregation B'nai Jehoshua Beth Elohim
ONGOING DISPLAY
Blooming Nails, Highland Park, IL
AFFILIATIONS
Oil Painters of America
American Impressionist Society
Portrait Society of America
The Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts
Chicago Plein Air Painters
Chicago Calligraphy Collective
