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Artist's Statement
Ever since my childhood, I have
been captivated by the beauty of the human face. My studies of anatomy
in dental school brought to light what I learned years later in my realistic
drawing classes. Again I found the attraction to drawing and painting
the human form, especially the face. Studying under some of today’s
great portrait artists has enabled me to bring light, color, and emotion
to my painting, especially those of children.
Awards
| 2008 |
Featured in Northlight book, Stroke of Genius 2: Best of Light and Shadow. October 2009 release "French Greys" |
| 2008 |
Platinum Award
Pastel Society of Oregon "Forte" |
| 2007 |
1st Place
Northlight Cover Competition "Quiet Moment" |
| 2006 |
6th Place
Colored Pencil Society of America, "Equinox" |
| 2004 |
1st Place
Colored Pencil Society of America, Portrait Category,
"Facing Innocence" |
| 2003 |
5th Place
Northlight Magazine National Cover Contest, Professional
Category, "Sweet Plea" |
| 2003 |
People's
Choice Award
Lake Oswego Festival
of the Arts, Open Show, "Hands of Time" |
| 2003 |
Best
of Show
Colored Pencil
Society of America, Oregon Chapter, "Sol Reflection" |
| 2002 |
People's
Choice Award
Oregon State
Fair, All Around Category, Professional/Amateur Division, "Sol
Reflection" |
| 2001 |
1st
Place
Artist Magazine
Competition, Portrait Category, Student Division, "Afternoon's
Son" |
| 2001 |
3rd
Place
Artist Magasine
Competition, Still Life Category, Student Division, "Forbidden" |
| 2002 |
6th
Place
Northlight
Magazine National Cover Contest, Professional Category, "Sol Reflection" |
Education
| 1996-2000 |
Studied drawing in Portland, Oregon with Illustrator Gail Gerlach. |
| June 2000 |
Watercolor technique at the
Banff School of Fine Art, Banff, AL, Canada. Holly Middleton, instructor. |
| 1999-2000 |
Color pencil workshops at various
NW locations. Instructors: Ann Kullberg, Gary Greene, Pat Averill,
and Diane Locati. |
| July 2001 |
Two week watercolor class,
"Art in the Mountains," Bend, Oregon. Jan Kunz, instructor. |
| 2005 - 2007 |
Egg tempera and oil emulsion painting technique with Marika Popovits. |
| 2008 |
Angel Academy of Art in Florence, Italy; Summer workshop in Reniassance oil painting techniques. |
| 2008 |
Richard McKinley Summer workshop in pastel and oil painting. |
Professional Affiliations
Pastel Society of America
Watercolor Society of Oregon
Colored Pencil Society of America - Signature Status
Portrait Society of America
Pastel Society of Oregon
Pastel Society of the West Coast - Signature Status
American Artists Profession League
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