I started painting when
I was about 9, and sold my first painting to a non-family member when I
was 13. It was a romantic sort of painting of a lighthouse on a bluff. I
had entered it in the county fair. I won first prize in my age
category, and sold it for $50.
The county fair was my first
"public space" --apart from my dad putting my art on an easel in the
living room when new guests were expected. I entered in every possible
category from age 8 to 17. (Everyone who enters in the fair knows the
thrill of seeing their work on display.) Since then, I’ve shown my work
in galleries in New York, New Jersey, Vermont, and the Midwest, as well
as in Assisi, Italy.
I live in New York State but grew up in Ohio
and Michigan. That's why I have so many paintings of the
Midwest--particularly Pennsylvania (it's a big state--takes me five
hours to pass through!). I love to travel, and landscapes have always
been the main attraction—especially farms and France, and farms in
France. I’m always happy to see different landscapes. Luckily for me,
landscapes are everywhere, so I'm spoiled for choice. The world is full
of inspiration!
I've been painting since I was 9, and have always tended toward landscapes. Luckily, there are plenty to paint.
I show my work at:
Collectors' Corner, Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio
Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, Ohio
and online at:
UGallery.com
Singulart.com
Zatista.com
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