I enjoy painting from life (alla prima) preferably the landscape, en plein air, which provides me with inexhaustible subject matter.

Painting mainly with pastels, I am able to create scenes with vivid color. When painting with oil, especially outdoors, I prefer to use the palette knife

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Art Education

*San Juan College, Farmington, NM

*Art Students' League, Denver, CO

*Numerous art workshops

Exhibitions and Shows

San Juan College, Farmington, NM, 1996, 2004

JURIED SHOWS

18^th Annual National Pastel Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM -2009

Numerous juried shows in the 4-corners region, including:

Pastel Society of New Mexico, National Pastel Exhibition

Durango Arts Center, Durango, CO

Gateway Museum, Farmington, NM

Artists’ Alpine Holiday, Ouray, CO

Awards

Juror’s Choice Gateway Museum, Farmington, NM, Oct. 2009

1^st Place Pastel – Artists’ Alpine Holiday National Exhibition, Ouray, CO 2008

Jurors' Choice - Fort Lewis College, 2005

Jurors' Choice - Fort Lewis College, 2004

GROUP SHOWS

Mill Atelier Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, 2005

Plein Air Painters of the Four Corners

*Fort Lewis College, 2005, Durango, CO

*San Juan College Gallery, 2005, 2008 Farmington, NM

*Fort Lewis College, 2004, Durango, CO

ART EDUCATOR EXPERIENCE

2004-2007 Instructor, Drawing I & II

(San Juan College, Farmington, NM)

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