I live in a very beautiful part of Virginia, where rivers, mountains, gorges, and forests come together around historic towns, and picturesque farms. They are very inspiring to the artist in me. I like to make my representational paintings bright and colorful, and bring joy to those who see them.

I started painting seriously back in 1968, and finally attended art school in1993. I continued to teach at that school, the University of Southern Queensland, Australia for 8 years. I won several major awards in Australia.

In 2004, I moved to Virginia, and have lived here ever since. In 2007, I entered the Central Virginia Art Festival competition and won the painting section. I haven’t entered any other competitions since then but plan on doing so in the future. So stay tuned!