I started painting while in High School in Central Point OR, but stopped when I joined the U.S. Air Force in 1971 during the Vietnam War.

I met my late husband, Vance, in 1981 in Denver, CO. While visiting my family in Southern Oregon in the early 1990's, my dad shared on of my painting he'd saved from H.S. Vince looked surprised, and asked why I still wasn't painting? From that time on, it became important to both of us that I start re-exploring this creative side!

Since then, I've shown paintings in galleries in Denver and Pueblo. My art reflects my love of color, changing patterns, my passions, and situation we all face in everyday life.