Over the past 28 years I have created numerous works of art for residential and commercial sites at home and abroad. These works include murals, finishes, portraits, commissioned paintings, hand painted furniture, floor cloths, jewelry and lampworking. I paint MANY commissioned pastel people and pet portraits but frequently make a beeline towards acrylics, watercolors and pen and ink. I like altered, collaged, folk artsy kind of stuff lately so I just follow my passion with what medium entices me. I use to paint oodles of murals but as the houses get bigger and the ceilings get taller (and I get older), I have become more afraid I'm going to crack my noggin, so now I stick close to the ground, creating much of my art in my studio. Every once and awhile I’ll go with a special request for a smaller mural if it fits in my schedule. I also like to dabble with lampworking and sometimes go off on a full fledged torch tangent, depending on my mood...

I am currently collaborating on a children's book entitled "The Harp Mouse Chooses Her Home: The Adventure Begins." I'm creating the illustrations while harpist and author Diane E. Dunn strings her pearls of eloquence from page to page for children to enjoy. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE working on children’s book illustrations!!! I currently have two additional children’s books in the works after this one! Please feel free to discuss children’s book projects (or any commission) with me ANYTIME! You can read more about my art affairs, antics and anthologies here…

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