Painting is my passion.It’s an obsession! I see a blank canvas or a sheet of watercolor paper and I can’t wait to start putting paint on it. I never run out of painting ideas. Inspiration is everywhere. The early morning light filtering through the big oak tree and touching a small rose blossom, the abstract patterns in a box of decorated chocolate truffles, the patterns of light and shadow falling across the porch of an old home, become paintings in my mind. The act of creating the paintings is pure pleasure. Hopefully, the people who give my paintings new homes, derive as much enjoyment from owning them, as I do from creating them.

My family and I live in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California near the small town of Penryn. I am a full-time artist painting in both oils and watercolor. I teach watercolor classes and workshops and take my students on painting trips around the world.

Education
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art, and California Secondary Teaching Credential from California State University, Chico.
Watercolor workshops and classes studying with Robert E. Woods AWS, Liz James, Frank Webb AWS, Betty Lynch AWS, Donna Howell-Sickles, Jan Kunz, Barbara Nechis and Don Andrews AWS among others.
Studied oil painting with T. M. Nicholas, Hedi Moran and Gregory Kondos, Brian Davis.

Corporate Collections
University of California Davis Medical Center (over 40 paintings)
Harcourt Brace Jovanivich
Sacramento Magazine

Public Art Collections
2004 “Pride of Sacramento Valley” public art installation
University of California, Davis Medical Center

Galleries

Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, California.... http://www.efgallery.com/
Art Obsessions Gallery, Truckee, California..... http://artobsessions.com/
Auburn Old Town Gallery, Auburn, California..... http://www.auburnoldtowngallery.com/

Awards
2013 Second Place Painting Animal House Open Juried Exhibition Sacramento Fine Art Center
2012 Award of Merit, Magnum Opus XXIII Sacramento Fine Art Center Open Jurried Show
2011 Awarded Signature Member Status of California Watercolor Association
2009 Gary Steward Memorial Award Sacramento Fine Art Center Animal House Open Show
2008 Finalist International Artists Magazine Flower and Garden Paintings Competition
2007 Honorable Mention W.A.S.H. Open Show
2006 Honorable Mention in Oils and Merit Award in Watercolors
Magnum Opus XVII
2006, 2005, 2004 Selected by Public Television Station KVIE as a "Legacy Collection Artist" .
2004 Honorable Mention in Oils, and Honorable Mention in Watercolors, Annual California Art League Open Show.
2003 First Place 21st Annual California Art League Open Show
2003 Selected by Public Television Station KVIE as a “Special Collection Artist”
2003 Second Place Watercolor 52nd Annual Stockton Art League Open, Haggin Museum
2002 Second Place California Watercolor Association Governor's Offices Show, California State Capitol
2002 Honorable Mention, Northern California Artists National Open Show “Bold Expressions”
2000 Third Place California Watercolor Association Show Golden State Museum
1999 My painting was chosen by North Light Books in an International competition for the best flower paintings and published in a book titled Best of Flower Painting 2
1999 Honorable Mention, California United Artists Society, Oakland, CA
1999 Honorable Mention, California Watercolor Association Show, One Market St., San Francisco
1998 Chosen to demonstrate my watercolor painting techniques on air by KVIE television
1997 Award of Merit, California State Fair
1994 Frame Factory Award, WASH National Open Juried Show, Sacramento, CA
1991 Award of Excellence, WASH National Open Juried Show, Sacramento, CA

Solo Exhibitions
Annually 2000-2003 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Granite Bay, CA
2002 McConnell Gallery, San Louis Obispo, CA
Annually 1998-2001 Jglenn Gallery, Davis, CA
1998, 1999 Creations Gallery, Auburn, CA
Annually 1995-1998 Hang-It-Up Gallery, El Dorado Hills, CA
1996 Penn Valley Art Center, Penn Valley, CA
1993 Gallery of the Mind, Orangevale, CA
1989 Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA

Two Person Exhibitions
2009 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, California
2007 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, California
2005 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, California

Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento California
2008 Barton Gallery, Sacramento, California
2008 Blue Line Gallery, Roseville Centennial Show, Roseville Ca.
2008 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento California
2007 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento (2 person show)
2006 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento California
2005 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, California
2004 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, California
2004 “Close to the Heart” Elliott Fouts Gallery, Granite Bay, CA
2004 “River City 8” The Arts Building Gallery, Auburn, CA
2003 “Blossoming Show” The Arts Building Gallery, Auburn, CA
2003 “River City 8” New Artworks Gallery, Fair Oaks, CA
2003 “River City 8” K R Gallery, Citrus Heights, CA
2002 “River City 8” Elliott Fouts Gallery, Granite Bay, CA
2002 “State of the Arts in Placer County” The Arts Building, Auburn, CA
2001 “New York Art Expo”, New York, NY
2000 “San Francisco Art Expo”, San Francisco, CA
1999 Sierra Hills Gallery, Lincoln, CA
1997-1998 The University Club, University California at Davis
1997 Sharp Gallery, Petaluma, CA
1996-1997 Pleasanton Art, Pleasanton, CA
1997 Artistic Touch Gallery, Davis, CA
1995 Image Art Gallery, Grass Valley, CA
1991-1994 The Upstairs Gallery, Truckee, CA
1990 Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Juried Competitions
2012 California Watercolor Association 43rd National Exhibition, Bay Area California
2011 California Watercolor Association 42nd National Exhibition, San Francisco
2011 Magnum Opus XXII National Open Show, Sacramento CA
2011 Richeson 75 Small Works Open Exhibition, Wisconsin
2011 Photography Open Exhibition Blue Line Gallery, Roseville,CA
2010 Northern California Arts Inc 55th International Open Exhibition
2010 Sacramento Fine Art Center Magnum Opus Open Exhibition
2009 Sacramento Fine Art Center Magnum Opus Open Exhibition
2009 San Diego Watercolor Society 29th Annual International Exhibition
2009 Northern California Arts Inc 54th International Open Exhibition
2009 Sacramento Fine Art Center Animal House Exhibition
2007 California Watercolor Association 39th National Exhibition, San Francisco
2007 Northern California Arts, Inc. 52nd International Open Exhibition
2007 Magnum Opus National Open Show, Sacramento, CA
2007 W.A.S.H. Open Show, Sacramento, CA2006 Magnum Opus National Open Show, Sacramento Fine Art Center
Annually 1994-2003 KVIE Art Auction Juried Competition
2003 California Arts League National Open Show, Sacramento, CA
2003 Vacaville Art League National Open Show, Vacaville, CA
2003 and 4 previous years Mother Lode National Open Art Show, Placerville, CA
2003 Stockton Art League Open Show, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
2003 and 4 previous years Northern California Artists National Annual Open Show, Sacramento, CA
2002 and 2 previous years Roseville Art Center National Open Juried Show, Roseville, CA
2002, 2000, 1998 California Watercolor Association Show at the Governor's Offices California State Capitol
2001 and 3 previous years Magnum Opus National Open Show, Sacramento Fine Art Center, Sacramento, CA
2000 California Watercolor Association Show at Golden State Museum, Sacramento, CA
1999 California Watercolor Association International Open Show, San Francisco, CA
1998 Triton Museum of Art Biennial Watercolor Competition & Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA
1999 and 3 previous years, Crocker Art Museum Annual Juried Art Competition and Auction, Sacramento, CA
1997 California State Fair