Painter
Artist Bio:
Fine Art Painter and Teacher for 50 years, I have been studying art since the age of 12. As a teacher my life-long goal and mission is to help and allow others to create art for simply the joy of it. As an artist my goal is to create without fear of judgement. Even for myself, I strive to create from a very raw and vulnerable place. In 2005 I made a conscious decision to focus on painting Florida landscapes. Growing up as a little girl in Florida, I was always exposed to natural Florida. A good painting makes others more aware of how special it is just to be alive.
Artist Statement:
Our world is so amazing! Description with words falls short. I hope to bridge the gap with my work; filling the silence between our thoughts with vibrant images, where our words slip through the cracks. I try to explain what our tongues cannot express; but, our hearts and emotions interpret and recognize.
Bright color, contrasting light, and energetic brush stokes express how I see the world that inspires me. My landscapes accentuate the beauty of South Florida and the American tropics I call home.
Although I prefer Windsor Newton Oil paints, I am always trying new media and continuing to experiment in order to create interesting effects, textures, and sensations within my developing work. I prefer Centurion Linen and canvas with Windsor Newton sables or mostly flat Galleria brushes. All Giclees reproductions are on Exhibition Canvas with 50 year plus lightfast inks utilizing the best quality products and methods available.
My goal is to reveal the beauty in simplicity while exploring the complexities of my subject matter. Each portrait, still life, or landscape is another way to communicate, find a new experience, and open a door to explore the beauty of our world.
With imagination, oil paints, and a blank canvas, I try to capture a sliver of God’s
creation with art.
Professional Experience:
1972-1974 Portrait commission Artist, Reminiscence Gallery, Lake Worth, FL
1973-1979 Instructor, Oil painting, Graham Ingels Studio
1974 Instructor, Art Enrichment, Delray Beach
Elementary School
1974-1978 Director/Owner, Casey & Jolly Gallery,
Palm Beach, FL
1974-1988 Portrait Artist, Instructor, Laurie Hein Art Studio, Lake Worth, FL
1996-1997 Instructor, Postons Art Supply,
West Palm Beach, FL & Lake Worth, FL
1990-2017 Instructor, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Everglades Club, Palm Beach, FL
1991-2017 Instructor, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Lost Tree Village Art Club, NPB, FL
1995/2017 Instructor, Jupiter Island Art Association,
Hobe Sound, FL
Workshops and Lectures:
In addition to local workshops & lectures
1991 Portrait Workshop, Duluth, GA
1993 Portrait and Oil Painting Workshop, Gwinnett County Council of Art, GA
1995 Portrait Workshop Atlanta, GA (private class)
1996 Writing Contributor Atlanta Portrait Society
1997 Demo and Lecture Atlanta Portrait Society
1996 Instructor, Workshop, Lucca Italy
1997 Instructor, Workshop, Indiantown Art League, Indiantown, FL
1997 Guest Speaker and Demonstration,
Portrait Society of Atlanta
1998 Brandon Art League, Workshop & Demonstration
2006 January & April, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2014 Vero Beach Workshop
Galleries:
1985/1986 Gateway Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1994/1995 Renee Rand Gallery, Delray Beach, FL
1995 Rablen Gallery, Vero Beach, FL
1997 Creative Inspirations Gallery, Plantation, FL
1997/1998 Jupiter Chamber of Commerce Exhibit
Awards, Honors and Prestigious Exhibits:
1966 National Scholastic Award Of Excellence
1967 Columbus College of Art & Design Scholarship Award
1968 Catherine M. Tuttle Art Award, Columbus College of Art & Design
1985 People Choice Award, South Florida Fair
1995 New Visions Culture and Agriculture Exhibit
1995 Fernandina Beach Art Show Purchase Award
1995 Powers Crossroads Honorable Mention Award
1995 State Street Art Show, Ann Arbor, MI
1995 New Visions Cultural and Agricultural Art Exhibit Wisconsin
1996 Art in the Park Poster, Artist, Plantation, FL
1996 Delray Affair 2nd Place Award
1996 Fernandina Beach Art Show Purchase Award
1996 Starke Festival of the Arts Purchase Award
1996 Winter Park Art Festival, Winter Park, FL
1998 Honorable Mention Award Washington
Society of Portrait Artist
1998 First Place Award Boynton Gala, Boynton Beach, FL
1998 Mook Gallery of Art, Private Exhibit
1999 Third Place Portrait Society of Atlanta
Portrait Competition
2003 Artigras Poster Artist, Abacoa, FL
2014 Online Gallery-Light, Space & Time-Natural Art Competition 2nd Place Overall
2014 Online Gallery-Light, Space & Time-Nature Art Competition 2nd Place Painting
2014 Online Gallery-Light, Space & Time-Nature Art Competition Special Merit Category
2014 Online Gallery-Light, Space & Time-SeaScapes Art Competition Special Recognition Category
2014 Online Gallery-Light, Space & Time-SeaScapes Art Competition Special Merit Category
2015 Online Gallery-Light, Space & Time-Annual Botanicals Art Exhibition 1st Place
2016 Light House Art Center-1st Place Oil/Acrylic
Affiliations:
1995-97 Atlanta Portrait Society
1997-05 National Portrait Society
1998 Washington Society of Portrait Artists
1995-01 Palm Beach Watercolor Society, President in 1995
2000-05 Society of Classical Realism
Present Lighthouse Gallery Jupiter, FL
Present Wellington Art Society
Present Artists of Palm Beach County
Education:
1961 Norton School of Art, oil painting
1962-1967 Oil Instruction with Graham Ingels, Lantana, FL
1967 Graduate Clewiston High, Clewiston, FL
1967-1968 Full Scholarship to Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, Oh
1968-1969 Catherine Tuttle Scholarship Award, full tuition CCAD
1969-1970 Austin Peabody University, Alabama
1970-1971 Enterprise State, Alabama
1972-1973 Palm Beach Junior College
1974 John Howard Sanden, Portrait Seminar, New York, NY
Other Charitable Organizations:
Foundations that I have supported through my art
1994-1995 Hibiscus Children’s Center
1996 Adam Walsh Foundation
1994 Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center
Present La Ola Casa Hogar Ministry
Present Wild Horses of America Foundation