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Backstory

Watercolors of landscapes and architectural subjects make up the majority of my work. My sketchbooks are full of sketches of outdoor adventures and travels. Plein air watercolor was a natural choice for elaborating on my drawing skills and entering the challenge of a new medium.

I have traveled in four continents, all the while sketching my travels. I hiked the Arizona Trail, connecting footsteps from Mexico to Utah over a span of six years. I’m currently creating a collection of paintings of sites along the trail.

My experience includes teaching classes in drawing fundamentals and perspective for artists, freehand drawing and visualization for drawing. I also worked as an illustrator and designer.

Recently I conducted an on-site demonstration for the Sonoran Plein Air Painters and taught plein air painting for a Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild video.

Exhibits & Recognition

  • Arizona Plein Air Painters 2023 Salon at Scottsdale Artists School
  • Bisbee, Arizona, Plein Air Festival, second place award, 2022
  • Conducted Rancho Santa Cruz watercolor workshop, Tubac, AZ, 2022
  • Amerind Museum of Native American culture Gallery exhibit, 2022
  • “A Brush with the Desert” at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum/Sonoran Plein Air Painters show, Awarded third place, 2021
  • Solo Show, Unity of Tucson, 2021
  • Received Signature Artist standing in Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, 2021
  • Earned Signature Artist standing in Sonoran Plein Air Painters, 2021
  • Recipient of 2020 Janet Tifft Grant from the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild
  • Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, “Annual Show,” juried, 2020
  • Sonoran Plein Air Painters “At the Races” show, Rillito Race Track, juried 2019
  • Arizona Plein Air Painters “Annual Show,” juried, 2019
  • Tucson Mayor’s show, Tucson City Hall, 2018
  • Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, “Fiesta Sonora,” juried, 2018
  • “Barrio Five” Show, Tucson Temple of Music and Art gallery, 2017
  • Tucson Plein Air Painters Society 2015 “Art Notes” show, second place award
  • Bisbee, Arizona, Plein Air Festival, second place award, 2015
  • American Women Artists scholarship recipient, 2012 Master Class and Desert Museum Paint Out, Tucson, Arizona

Memberships

  • Signature Member, Sonoran Plein Air Painters; Board member, paint out chair
  • Signature Member, Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild
  • Member, Arizona Plein Air Painters, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Member, Tucson Barrio Painters

Gallery Affiliation

  • Four Corners Gallery, Tucson, Arizona

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