I am a “Florida Girl” who grew up exploring the beaches and sand dunes of North Florida and swimming in the cool springs and rivers. My mother was an artist who immersed myself and my sisters in art projects from the day we could walk. My father was a naturalist believing in conservation of Florida lands. He always had the family on camping trips to remote parts of the state where we experienced f
irst hand the unique wild flora and fauna that inhabit this beautiful state. These youthful adventures indelibly stamped on me an undying love for art and my home state. Why I paint... “Light and how light impacts my day has always fascinated me. I have a tendency to stop and look at vistas that have interesting lighting, particularly at sunrise and sunset. I often find myself asking, how that image and color can be recreated or captured. This question has led me down the path of creating Southern landscape paintings, always attempting to capture that special moment”. I started painting November 2012. (There is a story behind this that I will some day post here.) I painted abstract faces and flowers. We moved back to Florida June 2013 and I picked up painting again. I decided to submit two pieces for the One Size Fits all Show in Santa Rosa Beach, FL. So, I adventured into my first landscape painting. I spent many hours online trying to find out how to paint trees, water and clouds. The painting turned out pretty good. It was a 10x10. Now, one year later, I just completed my first 24x36 painting - The Red Tree. I was concentrating on the clouds in this painting. I am very pleased with my work on this painting. Now on to my next painting.
