Art has always been my passion. I focused on art in high school and then attended Memphis College of Art for a year and a half. Over the years I have participated in many colored pencil workshops, won numerous local and national awards and am currently a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America’s Memphis chapter. You can see the national organization’s web site at www.cpsa.org.

I continue to endeavor to perfect my craft. Of all media available, I have found that colored pencil suits me better than any other. My work tends to have much detail and I love the way the pencils allow me to include many subtleties of color, texture, tone, and value. That said, lately I have been inspired by Carol Marine's book about Daily Painting and am beginning to get comfortable using acrylic paint. Subject matter varies with whatever I find exciting. 

Concerning the previously mentioned awards, as an example,“Parrot Tulips”, a mixed media piece consisting of india ink, watercolor and colored pencil, won the “Friends of Colored Pencil Award No. 1” at the Colored Pencil Society of America’s 2005 Explore This! exhibition in Brea, California. It was also included in the August/September, 2005 issue of International Artist magazine.

After living in the country in Hornsby, TN for 5 years, we moved back to an apartment in Memphis and have opened an art gallery called ARTVISION there at 484 North Hollywood in the Broad Avenue Arts District . Come see us!