As a young girl I had wanted to paint but didn't demonstrate the talent and quit before I started. In college, and after several changes of major, I received a BA in Philosophy and an MSW in Social Work that culminated in a thirty-year career. It was after retirement, with a Donna Dewberry kit, that I began painting. Two months later, I took eighteen paintings to a fair, sold out, and was hooked. I work in acrylics, pastels and am fairly obsessed with vivid colors, patterns, and metallic paint. My favorite artists are Gustav Klimt and Laurel Burch for how they compose and meld the natural with patterns. My paintings (landscapes, still lifes, cats, women) come in all sizes. My goal is to publish a book and a companion art catalog every year. In 2013, my book was THE SIMPLE MECHANIC OF INFINITE EXECUTION; the art catalog, WOMAN & FLIGHT. For 2014, I'm working on a book titled THE DYING OF ED MEES, with an art catalog, CATS: WINSOME & WISE. For 2015, I have a working book title: BLOOD ON THE PAGE, with a companion art catalog: FERTILE FIELDS. I hope to create work that makes people wonder and feel and smile.