My life has taken many twists and turns but one thing that has remained constant from the time I was ten years old, mesmerized by a book of Degas’ sketches, is my love of art. I studied art as part of my undergraduate work and went on to teach and do social work. Later, I completed master’s degrees in art education from Central Connecticut State University and in visual communication from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. I then worked for many years as a graphic artist. But until my daughter went off to college and I moved to North Carolina, I had little time to devote to my own art. I’d painted and drawn before but without much purpose. Suddenly I had the time, a whole room to set up for creating artwork, and a need to express myself and leave behind a body of artwork. Doing so has been fulfilling and life expanding for me.
Shown here are two ongoing series: Introspections and Sea Abstractions
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