Entered her first national juried fine art competition in High School. The colored pencil drawing she entered won a gold key award. Graduated in 1989 from Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art. Studied under Angelo di Benedetto. He was not only my mentor, but my life long friend. My training with him will always be the most valuable learning experience I have ever had. Worked in Commercial Art & Graphic Design. Has worked in colored pencil on canvas since 1996. Member of the Colored Pencil Society of America. Original colored pencil on canvas works are in the United States as well as Canada, Australia and Germany. I am always looking to challenge myself. I chose canvas as the drawing surface because it was something I had never tried, nor seen, used in combination with colored pencil. My first drawing was a challenge to see if I could create a beautiful piece combining two things I had never put together before. I was so happy with the result and limitless room for improvement and learning, I have continued working with this combination to date. My current colored pencil art work is mostly realism or stylized images of real subject matter. I achieve my look by lightly layering a large number of colored pencils on the stretched canvas medium. Usually, I start at the intended focal point of the piece. For example, on a portrait, I prefer to start on the face. I think this is where my images come to life. I begin layering starting with the lightest colors and working up to the darker ones. I like to see the piece take on personality as I work.

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