My interest in painting blossomed 4 years ago when I took lessons from a teacher in Cocoa Village, an artist I had met at the Studios of Cocoa Beach. There I discovered that I loved to paint. I began painting with acrylics and later used inks, oil pastels, pigments, metallic paints, glitter, and gold leaf. I often use a pallet knife and heavy paint to create thick texture. My early subjects of choice were flowers, birds and landscapes and I now paint in a more abstract, contemporary style.

I have a passion for painting as one of my lovely daughters-in-law noted in a text to me. I paint as often as I can and I love all the time I paint. I started painting in my office at home but after much dismay by my husband about the clutter, I recently moved my painting to a studio space which a friend and I share. I am thrilled with the change in environment and find the new space added enormous inspiration to my art.