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BIO I grew up in Southern California and spent a lot of my time with my Grandparents. Their amazing garden still inspires my work today. Some of my earliest memories are of dreams and of drawing. One time I drew with juicy pomegranate blossoms on my Grandma's patio walls. Another time I used red crayon all over my room. I loved the color red. I moved to San Francisco in 1983 to attend the San Francisco Art Institute. I loved and hated the intensity of SFAI. There were times that it was really hard for me enter the courtyard and walk down the ramp to the painting studios. Sometimes I took long breaks from school. I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to study with Irene Pijoan, Enrique Chagoya, Bruce McGaw and especially Carlos Villa. I graduated with a BFA in painting in 1991. Immediately after graduating from SFAI, I attended John F. Kennedy University for graduate school. I entered the School of Holistic studies where they have a very funky/cool Arts and Consciousness department. The program encourages artists to deeply explore their art making process as well as the art/spiritual connection. It was there that I was able to access a very intuitive aspect of art making with the result being mixed media. I earned my MA Arts and Consciousness Studio Tract in 1994 I now live in Green Village, New Jersey and work out of a barn. I'm surrounded by woods and a pond that is home to many snakes, turtles and frogs. When I am painting I think about friends and family, dreams and memories and all of the natural beauty that surrounds me. I still love the color red. |