About the Artist
I began painting in 2007, a time when I was struck by a need to create and express the joyful aspects of life.
My career in marketing flirted on the margins of art and design, but as management opportunities progressed, personal opportunities to express creativity diminished.
I've always found inspiration in art, and our home is filled with paintings collected over years of birthdays and anniversaries. I wanted to learn how to make those marks and find those colors. One day, I bought oil paints, brushes, canvasses and a book. But I was so tightly wound by a need to do art “right,” I was afraid to open a tube of paint! Hundreds of dollars of supplies sat unopened for a year. Fortunately, through a gallery visit, I was introduced to teachers who challenged my beliefs and taught me to understand the difference between what I know and what I see.
For the past five years, I have been looking through my eyelashes and out of the corners of my eyes. Some days, my hands don’t know where to begin. Other days, they hold a brush that seems to dance effortlessly across the canvas. Every day is a good day, because I am creating.
Discovery is an amazing journey, and I am grateful for the encouragement of my family, friends and teachers, and for the early collectors who responded so enthusiastically. Thank you all.
My career in marketing flirted on the margins of art and design, but as management opportunities progressed, personal opportunities to express creativity diminished.
I've always found inspiration in art, and our home is filled with paintings collected over years of birthdays and anniversaries. I wanted to learn how to make those marks and find those colors. One day, I bought oil paints, brushes, canvasses and a book. But I was so tightly wound by a need to do art “right,” I was afraid to open a tube of paint! Hundreds of dollars of supplies sat unopened for a year. Fortunately, through a gallery visit, I was introduced to teachers who challenged my beliefs and taught me to understand the difference between what I know and what I see.
For the past five years, I have been looking through my eyelashes and out of the corners of my eyes. Some days, my hands don’t know where to begin. Other days, they hold a brush that seems to dance effortlessly across the canvas. Every day is a good day, because I am creating.
Discovery is an amazing journey, and I am grateful for the encouragement of my family, friends and teachers, and for the early collectors who responded so enthusiastically. Thank you all.
Arts Education
School of Visual Arts, New York
College of Marin: Chester Arnold
Marin Art School: Jane Heaphy and Dorallen Davis
Classes and Workshops: Camille Przewodek, Cedric and Joanette Egeli
College of Marin: Chester Arnold
Marin Art School: Jane Heaphy and Dorallen Davis
Classes and Workshops: Camille Przewodek, Cedric and Joanette Egeli
Awards
2013 Chalk Hill Residency - Artist's Residency, Healdsburg, CA
Exhibitions
Solo:
2013 June Exhibit/First Tuesday Art Walk: Alain Pinel, Mill Valley, CA
2010 "Paint and Pantry": The Tyler Florence Shop, Mill Valley, CA
"Spring Flowers": Marin Jeweler's Guild at Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2009 Linda Rosso/Paintings: Landscape and Still Life, Thomson Hall Galley, Sausalito, CA
Group:
2013 "The 94901 Show," Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 Mill Valley Art Commission, The Depot, Mill Valley, CA
2009 Marin Art School Exhibition, Marin Center, San Rafael, CA
Juried Exhibitions:
2010 "Picture Novato," Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2009 “Waterworks,” Marin Society Of Artists, Ross, CA
“Food for Thought,” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
2013 June Exhibit/First Tuesday Art Walk: Alain Pinel, Mill Valley, CA
2010 "Paint and Pantry": The Tyler Florence Shop, Mill Valley, CA
"Spring Flowers": Marin Jeweler's Guild at Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2009 Linda Rosso/Paintings: Landscape and Still Life, Thomson Hall Galley, Sausalito, CA
Group:
2013 "The 94901 Show," Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 Mill Valley Art Commission, The Depot, Mill Valley, CA
2009 Marin Art School Exhibition, Marin Center, San Rafael, CA
Juried Exhibitions:
2010 "Picture Novato," Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2009 “Waterworks,” Marin Society Of Artists, Ross, CA
“Food for Thought,” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
Publications
2013 In the Make, "Eternal Spring"
2012 Patch, "Artists Flourish in Gardens of Delight"
2012 Marin Magazine, "Arts Calendar"
2010 Marin Open Studios Guide, Featured Editorial
2012 Patch, "Artists Flourish in Gardens of Delight"
2012 Marin Magazine, "Arts Calendar"
2010 Marin Open Studios Guide, Featured Editorial
Galleries/Retail
Moss and Moss, Mill Valley, CA
