I grew up loving art, partly because my father was an artist and encouraged me. I graduated from Kansas University and also studied at the Kansas City Art Institute under Wilber Neiwald and under other Kansas City Artists. 

 I currently am doing mostly pastels, which I love. I love color and my paintings reflect that. I also paint in oils, acrylics, and mixed media.

 I paint Inspired Art which often comes from dreams, Landscapes, patriotic paintings, seascapes, people, Native Americans, flowers, portrait commissions and places I see in my travels.