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From a very young age, I began to pursue my passionate interest in drawing. Without the aide of teaching, I sketched all
manner of subjects from real life scenery to still life. At age ten, I had my first lesson in painting with oils.
After years of personal development, I decided to incorporate my skills into a business endeavor. Therefore, in 1985, I
launched my own company and began my career in the art of custom hand lettered signs. Already accustomed with painting
oil and acrylics, I acquired experience in pinstriping, Gold Leaf and airbrush. By applying my creative techniques and
designs to various materials such as canvas, foam, plastic, wood and glass, my custom lettering and painting methods
quickly gained customers from the Commercial/Retail market and the Racecar industry. Later, as my direction shifted from
commercial graphics into Fine Art, I began studies in Color Theory and various techniques of the Old Masters.
Today, my passion for art continues to flourish. My personality lends itself to the humorous side of life, which allows
me to express myself through my work, while I continually strive to stretch the boundaries of my viewer's imagination.
My method of expression is through Rebuses... (ree-buses) puzzles or riddles in which pictures represent words or phrases.
I invite you to play the game of solving each Rebus by the obvious and hidden clues within each of my works.
Memberships include International Guild of Realism, Oil Painters of America, Women Artists of the West (WAOW Signature member),
California Art Club and Laguna Beach Art-A-Fair. My work is exhibited nationally, and has won awards in various juried shows
including the International Museum of Contemporary Masters Salon International.
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2011 |
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Solo Exhibit, Copperwood Artware Gallery, Orange, CA |
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2011 |
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BABC Garden Party, Montage Resort, Laguna Beach, CA |
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2011 |
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Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX |
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2011 |
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Scottsdale Salon of Fine Art, The Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ |
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2010 |
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Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum-Wausau, WI |
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2010 |
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Copperwood Artware |
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2010 |
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Salon International Greenhouse Gallery, San Antionio, Tx |
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2010 |
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OPA 19th Annual National Show Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ |
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2010 |
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2010 WAOW 40th Annual National Show, Olaf Wieghorst Museum, CA |
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2009 |
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Salon International |
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2009 |
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Copperwood Artware No Woman Stands Alone |
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2008 |
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Copperwood Artware No Woman Stands Alone |
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2007 |
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Salon International |
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2007 |
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Hilligoss Galleries, Chicago, Il Woman Artists of the West |
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2007 |
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Alta Vista Gallery |
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2007 |
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Laguna Beach City Hall |
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2006 |
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Salon International |
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2006 |
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National Arts Foundation Woman Artists of the West |
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2006- 2010 |
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Laguna Beach Art-A-Fair |
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2006 |
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Merril Corporation |
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2006 |
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Borm and Associates, Inc. |
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2006 |
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Orange City Hall - Solo Exhibit |
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2005 |
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Orange City Hall - Solo Exhibit |
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2004 |
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American Artist Magazine |
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