I have pursued many creative endeavors throughout my life. When I discovered that my children excelled in art, I decided to join them and reclaim my artistic interests. I took a litany of courses through Raleigh Parks and Rec., Meredith College, UNC Botanical Garden, Duke Documentary Studies and NCSU College of Design. I discovered colored pencils, watercolor, pen & ink, and photography. I began to think of myself as a jack-of-all-trades and a master of none. This was overwhelming, so I forced myself to narrow my focus.

Photography became my passion. Through photography, I express myself without the stress of drawing. Adding color to black and white images was the perfect solution for me. I now work with colored pencils on a heavy matte photo paper, often sticking to cyan, magenta, yellow, and indigo. I am experimenting with watercolor pencils and I am loving the results. Sometimes I combine the two media.