Art-Resume

My work is inspired by the natural world, whether the medium I choose is watercolor, oil, acrylic or pastel. I am most interested in capturing the quality of light as it defines a landscape, a still life or floral portrait. I make a practice of painting daily, either in studio or, my preference, in the beautiful California landscape. I welcome commissioned work.
My paintings are in numerous private collections in the United States and Canada.

Affiliations

National Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, California Art Club
Pasadena Society of Artists, MidValley Art League, San Gabriel Fine Arts Association

Recent Juried Exhibitions and Awards

2008

Best of Show "We Two" - spring show -Verdugo Hills Art Assn.
Third Place - "As the Parade Passed By" - San Gabriel Fine Arts Assn.
"Fun Zone (at the LA County Fair)" National Watercolor Society All Member show (judge Gerald D. Hannah)
"Arroyo Pond" - oil - California Art Club special exhibition on the Arroyo Seco for Pasadena ArtNight
"Under Autumn Skies" - oil - Calif. Art Club special exhibition on the Arroyo Seco for Pasadena ArtNight
First Prize "Beneath the Bridge" (arroyo seco bridge)- oil - - Small Works show - VHAA
First Prize - "Persimmon and Plumbago" - "Focus on Oils" show - VHAA
Hon. Mention - "Call of the Desert" - "Focus on Oils" show - VHAA

2007

"Persimmon and Plumbago" - Hon. Mention, Artist of the Year - San Gabriel Fine Arts Assn.
"Chinatown, My Chinatown" - Watercolor West 39th annual show
"Drifters in the Stream" - oil -California Art Club show "Rivers and Harbors: Sources and Confluences"
"Castle Green Balcony" - oil - California Art Club show "California in Focus: Scenes of Pasadena and the San Gabriel Valley"
"My Offering - My Confession" - Brand 36, Brand Library Works on Paper (national show - judge Lita Albuquerque)
“As the Parade Passed By” – National Watercolor Society All Member Show
"Sunset on the Quad" - University of Redlands Centennial Plein Air Show (judge Scott Budicin)
"Persimmon and Plumbago" - First Prize, artist of the month, November, San Gabriel Fine Arts Assn.
“Memorial Day Salute” – First prize, San Gabriel Fine Arts Assn., “Americana” show (watercolor)
“Hard Rock Café” – Best of Show – Citrus College annual show
“French Broad River” – Hon. Mention – Spring Show, VHAA
"Summer Reflections" - Hon. Mention - Fall Show, VHAA
“Valentine Tulips” and “Shell Game” – Small Works show, VHAA

2006

“Descanso Arbor” – 2nd place, Fall show, VHAA
“Brand Library” – Fall show, VHAA
“Holly Street Bridge” – Fall show, VHAA
“French Broad River” – artist of the month, VHAA

Group Exhibitions

"Art Matters" - Huntington Library and Gallery 3rd annual show and sale 2008
"Body of Work" - jFerrari gallery - Los Angeles - March 2008
Artists of the Canyon - March 2008 - Chevy Chase Country Club
Descanso Gardens group exhibition - Dec. 2007 - March 2008
Descanso Gardens group exhibition - Sept-October 2007
"Faith and Hope" - Group exhibition in association with the California Art Club and Sacred Heart Academy
"Pasadena City Hall Celebration - California Art Club - July 2007
“Pigment” – Sierra Madre Open Studio show – June 2007
Artist of the Year show – June 2007 - VHAA

Publications:

Cover painting, "Incoming Tide," Dana Point magazine, Summer 2008

Education

UCLA, BA (Phi Beta Kappa) - art history minor. UCLA Masters degree in Journalism
USC Institute of Advanced Advertising Studies

Art instruction: Jove Wang (oil); Margot Lennartz (oil); Chris Van Winkle (watercolor)

Work life prior to my art career:

I am an Emmy award-winning producer and have been a writer for ABC News 20/20, PBS shows, and hundreds of corporate, sales and marketing programs for businesses and non-profit organizations. Prior to that I was a creative group head for several major Los Angeles advertising agencies.

Author of "Teach Yourself Photoshop (Holt)," "Your Career in Advertising (McGraw-Hill)," and other books about the creative life.

Award-winning designer, with a specialty in video and web graphics.