Studio Information
Marin Society of Artists, 1515 3rd Street, San Rafael, CA 94901
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Marin Society of Artiists, 1515 3rd Street, San Rafael, Space 7, both weekends (main floor, far SE corner near the stairs)
About The Artist
I have always been interested in narrative paintings and the whimsical sculptures of animals and machines that you would find in amusement parks. I am interested in the stories of human life that are reflected in these paintings and sculptures. I love the images that reveal themselves out of my scrapings of acrylic off of canvas. I love the changes of color and pattern. My work is influenced by the abundance of garden and animal life that surround our house
I grew up near Detroit, Michigan, and was the oldest of 5 children. As a child I was fascinated by birds and was one of those odd little kids that kept a notebook about my sightings of them since I was 8. I was always interested in drawing birds, other animals, and people. I went to art school at Eastern Michigan University, studying painting and printmaking, and earned a BFA in 1972. I became interested in printing books from etchings and fancied that it would help my career as an artist if I moved to the Bay Area, which I did in 1976. I continued painting and selling my work and also went to trade school to learn drafting, which I did along with painting when I wasn’t drafting. I got married in 1988 and my husband (a tile contractor) and I had 2 children. We lived in rural Middletown, CA. I stayed home with the children in a house he helped build (a mile down a rough dirt road in the middle of nowhere) . I painted in my spare time. We had an abundant garden and an abundance of wild birds. Sadly, my husband died in 2014. My children were grown. Three years later I met my current husband (who is also an artist) and we live in San Anselmo, CA where I continue to paint because I cannot “not” paint.
Acrylic Paint, Drawing, Mixed Media, Sculpture
Contact Information
(415)453-9346
Exhibitions & Press
SOLO SHOWS :
1989: Sonoma’s Own Quicksilver Mine Company, Guerneville, CA – “Narrative Paintings”
2012, 2015, 2018 : Lake County Wine Studio, Upper Lake, CA – “Narrative Paintings and Sculptures”
NATIONAL JURIED SHOWS:
4/20/19 “Expressions”, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA. Selected: “Mickey in La La Land”
4/20/20 “Expressions 2020”, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA. Selected: “Julupa Hills”
7/28/20 “Celebration of Art”, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA. Selected: “Still, We Have Everything We Need’
6/21/21 “Expressions 2021”, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA. Selected: “Down Time”
OTHER GROUP SHOWS
5/98 “Spring Show,” Jessel Gallery, Napa, CA
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
1989-2020 Jessel Gallery, Napa, CA
1978 “Ester, The Story of a Small Ghost” Woodcock Press, Oakland, CA. Printed by Platypus Press
5/24/19 Show: “ARTISTS VIEW”, Marin Society of Artists, Third Place – “Home Sweet Home”
5/24/19 Show: “ARTISTS VIEW”, Marin Society of Artists, Honorable Mention- “Lime Green Car”
1/9/20 Show: “A MOMENT IN TIME”, Marine Society of Artists, Honorable Mention- “Abbodanza”
10/16/21 Show: , Marin Society of Artists, Third Place- “Simple Gifts”
Education
1972 BFA Eastern Michigan University, Painting and Printmaking
1974 Post Graduate work, Kent State University, Painting and Printmaking