I am an artist, presently, working in the mediums of colored pencil drawing and digital photography. Sometimes my photographs are used as inspiration for future drawings in colored pencil. Other times, my photos stand alone as a documentation of reality. They may capture a poignancy of person or place that might, otherwise, be lost to an imperfect memory. Often, my work reflects a new reality, which I have envisioned. A goal is to combine a sense of surreal with the real. I want the viewer to enjoy making discoveries while looking at my work and want him/her to linger a few extra seconds to ascertain what is true.

My drawings and photographs present simple subjects, but I infuse them with complex undercurrents. I like to think the work part literary. As I begin and elaborate on the narrative, the audience will supply the last chapter.

I draw on 30x40 illustration board or 20x30 watercolor board. Drawing that size with pencil takes many hours. My drawings are, generally, 100% colored pencil.

Close cropping and images reduced to a minimum of essential elements characterize my photographs. I print each photograph, which affords me almost complete control over the creative and technical process.

Born - Virginia
Bachelors Degree- Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, -Art Education
Masters Degree-Parsons School of Design & Bank Street College, NYC-Art Administration
Additional art coursework, workshops and seminars-Parsons in Paris, France,
    Art League School, Alexandria, VA, NVCC, Manassas & Alexandria, VA.
Graphic Design Instructor- Arlington Public Schools & Arlington Adult Education
Colored Pencil Drawing Instructor-Alexandria Art League, Torpedo Factory
Volunteer Drawing Instructor- Fairfax County Public Schools.
Co-own Blair, Inc, Springfield VA, an exhibit design and fabrication studio
Founder and President, Metro Washington District Chapter, Colored Pencil Society of    America

The Best of Colored Pencil III, Rockport Publishers
The Best of Colored Pencil IV, Rockport Publishers
Out Of Chaos, NVCC

Fourth International Colored Pencil Exhibition, San Diego, CA
Eighth International Colored Pencil Exhibition, Dallas, TX
Summer Exhibition, Children’s Hospital, Washington, DC
Cox Communications Headquarters, Herndon, VA
Explore This 2, Experimental Colored Pencil, Stuart FL
Winter Exhibition, Strathmore Hall Art Center, Bethesda, MD
Fairfax County Invitational, NVCC, Annandale, VA
Phoenix University, Reston, VA
Montgomery College, MD
Fairfax County Invitational, NVCC, Annandale, VA
Fourteenth International Colored Pencil Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM
Colored Drawings, Chestertown Art League Gallery, Chestertown, MD
Explore This 4, Experimental Colored Pencil, Brea, CA
Plus All-Media Exhibitions at the Alexandria Art League, Torpedo Factory
Ratner Museum, Bethesda, MD

Glamorama Salon- Georgetown, Washington, DC
Friendship Heights Community Center- Bethesda, MD
National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD
HotCakes, Charlottesville, VA