About me
I have enjoyed art my entire life but didn't begin to paint seriously until after retirement. I am a self-taught artist, who likes studying about art as much as I enjoy painting. I paint in a photo-realistic style in water soluble oils and colored pencils. Both my oil and colored pencil works are rendered by careful application of layers of color with special attention to detail and the contrast between light and dark values in the composition. In my colored pencil works, I strive for a painterly look, the result of which is a work of art that resembles oil paintings. In my spare time, I enjoy the Russian folk art of painting wooden nesting dolls and Santa Claus carvings. I have also written a book "Paint Your Own Nesting Dolls" available on Amazon at www.amazon.com which offers a complete guide on how to paint these charming decorations.
Membership:
Colored Pencil Society of America
CPSA, District Chapter 14
Works exhibited:
CPSA 27th Annual International Exhibition, Juried Show, Brea Art Gallery, CA
COLOR Magazine Featured Artist -- 2019
CP Treasures Volume VI -- 2019
Colored Pencil Creations, Kirby Gallery, Roxboro, NC, October 2018
Celebrating Colored Pencils, Cary Gallery of Artists, Cary, NC August 2018
Art 55 Show, Senior Center, Cary, NC, People's Choice Award, July 2018
DRAW Reflections in Colored Pencils - July 2018
A World In Colored Pencil, Maria V Howard Arts Center, Clayton, NC, 2017
CP Hidden Treasures Volume IV – 2017
Student/Teacher Art Show, Senior Center, Cary, NC – 2014 to 2018
Art 55 Show, Senior Center, Cary, NC, Juried Show, 3rd place Award – 2016
Fine Arts League of Cary, NC, Juried Show, 2nd place Award – 2014
North Carolina State Fair, Blue Ribbon Awards – 2011 to 2013