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I was born and raised in Burbank, CA; attended Art Center College of Design in Pasadena earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fashion Illustration in 1983. I worked as a graphic artist and designer in packaging and movie advertising for the next 22 years. I was lucky enough to associate with great designers and art directors which improved my eye.
I moved to Central Oregon in semi-retirement to pursue figure drawing for the joy of it. Currently I attend Central Oregon Community College regularly for figure drawing classes and workshops, and freelance as a Graphic Designer.
I am forever pulled to the simplicity and complexity of the human figure. I attempt to capture a pose quickly and fluently. The figure is so personal, so close and I am so very aware of its image. I, therefore, feel that I must work within the confines of the figure again and again. I strive to draw the ideal figure and the perfect mood of the pose while conscientiously trying to create a well-designed work of art.
I learned from master figure artist Harry Carmean and master anatomical artist Burne Hogarth: as well as painters Dan McCaw, Lorrie Madden, Dawn Emerson and Peter Liashkov; illustrators Antonio Lopez, Lou Police and Bill Reiser; and designers Ruth Tulino and Walter Herrington.
My pastel works are part drawing and part painting. I enjoy working the color to bring life to the surface. Limiting color is part of my mental process: get the light and the shadow then make it glow or feel the texture. Lately simple figure drawings have warmed my artistic heart. Catch the gesture or movement and exploit the mood.
Exhibitions:
2011 October – December, Art Fusion Gallery, Miami, FL juried submission for show coinciding with Art Basel
2011 July – October, Serenity Summer 2011, San Francisco, CA, juried show, UCSF National Center for Excellence Women’s in Health, 8 artists sharing space on 5 floors
2011 June, Figuratively Speaking, Arts Central’s Goodwillie-Allen-Rademacher House, Bend, OR, juried group show of works from Figure Workshop at COCC, hung through end of June
2011 May, Bend Art Walk, Pavé Jewelers, solo show, works hung through end of June 2011 March – ongoing, Xanadu Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, juried gallery
2011 January – ongoing, Art Fusion Gallery, Miami, FL, online gallery
2010 November – ongoing, Olas Altas Art Gallery, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, multi-artist collection
2010 October-2011 January, Serenity Fall 2010, San Francisco, CA, juried show, UCSF National Center for Excellence Women’s in Health, 11 artists sharing space on 5 floors
2010 June, Au Naturel, Atelier 6000, Bend, OR, juried show
2010 March & April, The Human Figure for Bend Art Walk, OR, Arbor Mortgage, 20 artist show
2008 – ongoing, The Loft of Bend, OR, a private club, 3-4 artists sharing space
2007 April, Bend Art Walk, Pavé Jewelers, Bend, OR, solo show, works hung through July
2006 October, Bend Art Walk, Urban Minx, Bend, OR, solo show, works hung through February
2006 April, Redmond Art Hop, Miller Framing, Redmond, OR, solo show, works hung through August
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