Way back in kindergarten, it should have been obvious that I was going to do something in the arts. We were coloring right before we went out to recess, but, because the school was short on supplies, each table of 4 children had to share about 6 Crayons. I wanted to have full access to ALL the Crayons, so I made sure that I was the first one back in the classroom....and as the rest of the students and the teacher were hanging up their coats, I locked everyone in the coat closet. To make matters worse, I refused to give up the key until my mother arrived on the scene. Thankfully, I don't remember what happened next. 

Although I took an art class every now and then, the demands of a large family precluded seriously pursuing art until our five children had left home. In 1992 I entered my first juried exhibition, and was surprised to not only be accepted in, but won awards on the 3 works that were entered.

I first learned to paint with oils, but eventually found soft pastels. As a colorist, I find them completely irresistible. For me, art is all about color, value and drama.

The short version of my Resume is as follows:
My work has been on exhibit in the Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, Miami FL, the Sam Houston Museum, Huntsville, TX, and the Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX. I have had a number of solo exhibitions as well as having work been accepted in numerous group exhibitions all across the United States, including the prestigious Salmungundi Club and Audobon Society in New York. My work has been in a number of Texas galleries, as well.