I got an award for this painting recently:
"The handling of the medium is just superior. The organization on the page shows a wonderful understanding of abstract design. There is a good sense of movement and use of lost and found edges. Lovely painting."
--Don Andrews, AWS, judge
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, JUNE 1, 2024
About Me
My Background
Commissions- Oil or Watercolor
My Background
I'm one of those who likes to watch paint dry! After many Navy moves and four kids, we came to Austin and finally Annapolis; I've been fortunate to explore the wide world.
My careers because of many moves have included teaching, real estate, insurance, and teaching art history and painting at Austin Community College. I have decades of
I'm one of those who likes to watch paint dry! After many Navy moves and four kids, we came to Austin and finally Annapolis; I've been fortunate to explore the wide world.
My careers because of many moves have included teaching, real estate, insurance, and teaching art history and painting at Austin Community College. I have decades of volunteering and civic involvement.
Education:
-BA , English, Nazareth U, Rochester NY
-MA. Art Education, UnivTexas, Austin
My Mediums
Commissions- Oil or Watercolor
My Background
I work mostly in watercolor or oil, but enjoy others.
Some of my great teachers: Jerry Brommer, Frank Webb, Don Andrews, Mary Whyte, Charles Reid, Carl Dalio, Janet Campbell, Laurel Daniel, Wolf Kahn.
I've taken many painters to England, France, and Italy and love to teach.
AWARDS
1988 Charleston Tri County Arts Council, 3rd PLACE, Running
I work mostly in watercolor or oil, but enjoy others.
Some of my great teachers: Jerry Brommer, Frank Webb, Don Andrews, Mary Whyte, Charles Reid, Carl Dalio, Janet Campbell, Laurel Daniel, Wolf Kahn.
I've taken many painters to England, France, and Italy and love to teach.
AWARDS
1988 Charleston Tri County Arts Council, 3rd PLACE, Running Boy, oil
1885 WWG HON. MENTION, Cacti
2006 HON MENTION
2007 WWG FIRST PLACE Upstate New York Morning
2008 HON. MENTION
2008 HON MENTION
2009 HON MENTION
2009, WWG MERIT
2011 WWG, THIRD PLACE, Une Petite Ville
2011 WWG MERIT, Chimneys of Francis I
2012 Award, Street Scene Marble Falls
2012 WWG MERIT, Seeing Red (Contrada Flags)
2012 WWG MERIT On the Rocks in Liguria
2013 WWG MERIT, Vietnam Fish Market
2013, WWG FIRST PLACE, Four Graces
2014 WWG THIRD PLACE, Beached Boats
2014 WWG THIRD PLACE Boats in Syracuse Harbor, Sicily
2014 WWG SECOND PLACE, SXSW 6th St.
2015 WWG Hon. MENTION, Boat in Camogli Harbor
2016 Ann Geisler Award WWG, Otranto
2016 WWG MERIT, South by Southwest
2019 WWG MERIT, Late Afternoon, Maine
2020 WWG Ephesus
2021 WWG MERIT, Sunflowers
2022 WWG MERIT, Steve Allen at Cafe du Monde
2022 WWG MERIT Canyon
SOLO SHOWS
1995 Granite Cafe
1999 34th Street Cafe, Last Picture Show
2005 North Hills Gallery, Austin
~2019 Presbyterian Church Steck Ave
2016 Good Shepherd Church, Austin
2016 A BRUSH WITH COLOR, Gallery at the J (dual show with Betty Jameson)
2010~ North Hills Gallery Austin
2022 Italian Paintings, Seton Cove, Austin
2025 Moving Sale, Austin
GROUP SHOWS
annual shows with Waterloo Watercolor Group, spring and fall; Leighton House, London; Laura's Library, Austin, for my students;
Commissions- Oil or Watercolor
Commissions- Oil or Watercolor
Commissions- Oil or Watercolor
"The world is so full
of a number of things
I'm sure we should be
as happy as kings!"
-RLS
I will gladly paint your family, ancestors, pets, homes, honeymoon spots, favorite golf holes and loved ones.
Prices vary on your choice of size, medium, and speed. I work from photos or in plein aire.