Commission Completed and Delivered

Last year, I was asked to create a design and painting for a client’s new river home near Gatlinburg, TN by the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. They have built a gorgeous home on the water with soaring ceilings and rich, textured stone and wood everywhere. I was thrilled when they said they wanted my…

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Why I Enjoy Teaching Art

I  love teaching art workshops. Why you may ask? Well, I love sharing what I’ve learned over the years with others so that they too can experience the joy of making art as I do. Nothing makes me happier than getting out my supplies and making a big old mess. I’m like a pig in…

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A Private Painting Workshop – Garlics Galore!

I just held a private painting workshop for an amazing group of women. They are from different parts of the world and one of the beautiful things they have in common is that they like to cook. They were having one of their reunions in Franklin, TN and thought, “What is something special we could…

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University of Georgia Alumni Interview

Thank you so much, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia, for interviewing me for your paper. I so appreciated the trip down memory lane. I have had a very circuitous route getting to where I am now in my art studio covered in paint. My advice to any young person…

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