The interaction between light, subject, and paint challenges me to not only express what I see, but what I feel.  The struggle to balance the spiritual and emotional against the concrete and visual confronts me each time I face nature or stand in front of my easel. 

Awards and Exhibits
• November, 2012, Kingsport Art Guild Members’ Show, Honorable Mention
• August, 2012 VA Highlands Festival, juried show, two pieces accepted
• April, 2012, Lukas Painting Contest, Jerry’s Art-a-Rama, Honorable Mention
• March, 2012, Appalachian Art Show, Award of Merit
• March/April, 2012, Face Up! Kingsport, collaborative show, Kingsport City Hall
• October, 2011, Kingsport Art Guild Members’ Show, Third Place
• August, 2011, Virginia Highlands Festival, juried show, Honorable Mention
• August, 2011, Virginia Highlands Festival, juried show, Award of Distinction
• July, 2011, “Facing Ourselves” collaborative show with fifteen artists, DKA
• June, 2011, “People, Places, and Things”. one person show Saadeh Fine Art
• June, 2011, Paintout, 2011, participant in plein air event in Nashville, TN
• July, 2010, Virginia Highlands Festival, juried show
• October, 2010, Kingsport Art Guild Members’ Show, People’s Choice Award
• September, 2010, Kingsport City Hall, solo show
• July, 2010, two paintings chosen by Kingsport for Dobbins Community Center
• July, 2010, “Textures and Treasures”, DKA Group Exhibit
• April, 2010, 2011, TN State Capitol, Arts Advocacy Week exhibitor
• March, 2010, Three artists, Bristol Public Library, “Here, There, and Yonder”

Galleries:
Local Color Gallery, Nashville, TN
Stella Luna Gallery, Smithville, TN
Saadeh Fine Art, Kingsport, TN
Signature Gallery, Main Art Center, Kingsport
State Representative Tony Shipley’s office, Kingsport Town Centre

Organizations:
Kingsport Art Guild, President 2007, 2008, 2011
Arts Depot, Abingdon, VA
Women Painters of the Southeast