All God’s Creation Studio
Teaching Art
After earning a bachelor degree in Fine Arts from Bowling Green State University in 1973, I began my career by teaching elementary art in the Ohio school system at Warren City Schools for two years, then moved on to Orwell City Schools to teach another year of middle school art.
Graphics/Printing
Switching careers, I moved to Electronic Prepress for Cox Lithographing for ten years where I earned my Journeyman ship card in photography, scanning and printing. I loved graphics so much that I later went on to work for three large printing plants and graphic prepress shops in and around Cleveland for 30 years.
Retirement
When I retired, I fell in love with watercolors again. I couldn’t wait to get back into painting from my college days. I was fortunate enough to find a workshop that was being taught by Chris Leeper and that just changed my world. He is now my mentor and friend. With his help, I have made great strides in becoming a better artist. Since retiring I have created my studio, think professionally, and treat my art as a well loved job. I either paint or do research for my next painting about 20 hours a week. I am a member of Trumbull Art Gallery, Trumbull Area Artists, Mahoning Valley Watercolor Society and American Academy of Equine Art.
Shows and exhibits
My work has been seen in Ohio at The Wittenauer Gallery in Poland, the Nissen Gallery in Warren, and at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown. I have had my works accepted at two Trumbull Art Gallery annual shows in Warren, Ohio, at the 78th annual Butler Area Artist Show at the Butler Institute of American Art, the YMCA annual BIKWIL show in Youngstown, and at the nationally juried annual show for the American Academy of Equestrian Art in Lexington, Kentucky.
