About

I am principally a self-taught painter but have taken workshops by

several famous artists. Perhaps the most influential teachers have

been Tony Couch, Frank Webb, Sterling Edwards, Don Andrews,

Stephen Quiller, and Andy Evansen. With my retirement, I am able to devote more time to painting and have achieved “Distinguished Merit Member” status with the Idaho Watercolor Society. In 2014 and 2016, I received the Jack Richeson Art Award for outstanding achievement as a watercolor artist in the IWS annual juried exhibition. In 2022, I won the Golden Artist Colors award for watercolor art and in 2025 I received the Evermore and IWS Second Place award. I am also a member of the Plein Air Painters of Idaho and currently serve on the board of directors. I have received numerous awards for outdoor painting including three first-place awards in the Eagle Plein Air Festival.

I paint in multiple mediums—watercolor, gouache, pastels, acrylics,

casein and pen and ink. I tend to let the subject dictate which

medium I use.

I am influenced by the Japanese art-form and worldview called Wabi-sabi. In Wabi-sabi, one looks for beauty in the imperfect, flawed, old, or discarded. Much of what I paint falls into those categories. I often paint subjects such as old barns, abandoned homes, decaying mining structures, rusted farm equipment, old wagons, trucks and boats. I enjoy looking for such examples of “hidden beauty” that others often overlook.

I teach workshops in watercolor painting providing both individual and group instruction. I am particularly proud of my engagement as an art instructor with Idaho2Fly and the Patriot Art Foundation. Idaho2Fly supports men with cancer and their caregivers. Through the Veterans Adminstration, the Patriot Art Foundation supports men and women who have served our country in the armed forces. I also have served my community in several other volunteer roles including being a crisis responder for the Idaho Crisis and Suicide Hotline.

I primarily paint landscapes. Living in Idaho and the Northwest, the

subject matter for my art is virtually limitless. As an artist, I am moving from a representational rendering to a more impressionistic communication of the essence of the subjects of my art.