Bio :
I keep wondering if it ’ s true ? Have I really been painting for 20 years ? Apparently it is true , I have been painting , creating and thinking about art for 20 years . It only seems to have begun a moment or so ago ; I ’ m doing what I love and I ’ m grateful for the experience .
My painting journey began early 1990s in Atlanta GA where I studied at Atlanta College of Art and Georgia State University . My final year at Georgia State , under the tutelage of Cheryl Goldsleger , is the turning point where I gave up oil painting and focused on working with encaustics . Upon graduation from Georgia State , I moved to Northern California where I became a founding member of West Coast Encaustic Artists ( now IEA ). In 2008 , I moved to Asheville NC where I happily paint amid the majestic Smoky Mountains .