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Artist Statement -



Since childhood, art has been a large and defining part of the person I have become and strongly influences the way in which I view the world around me. Having an artist grandmother, with a home studio, made it seem so natural a part of daily life. Hopefully this love of art will continue to be passed down through future generations.

Painting is my passion. Although I am a representational artist,painting mainly in oils, my interest is not in copying a subject in a photorealistic way but rather to create something that is sensed on an emotional level in addition to what is seen with the eye. I paint both en plein air, which is both an exhilarating and challenging experience that feeds my soul, and in my Medford studio.
Moving paint around is what it is all about, placing one piece of color against another to create that atmospheric effect and convey a mood. That's the mystery and illusion of painting.

What attracts me are scenes infused with mood and atmosphere. There is no shortage of either along the coastal areas. Having spent summers for most of my life along the New Jersey shore has given me an endless supply of inspirational subject matter.

Many people have told me that my paintings have a calming quality, a moment of pause in an otherwise hectic life. This, to me, is the purpose of art.

Artist Exhibitions



R E C E N T - S H O W S
Two person show, Gallery at Moorestown Wealth Management, NJ 2010
Invitational Plein Air Show, North End Trilogy, LBI, NJ 2009
Show of Five, Mad Batter, Cape May, NJ 2008
Solo Show, North End Trilogy, Barnegat Light, NJ 2008
Featured Artist Exhibit, William Ris Galleries, Stone Harbor, NJ 2008
Featured Artist Exhibit, William Ris Galleries, Stone Harbor, NJ 2007
Group Show Women's Club, Stone Harbor, NJ 2007
Group Show, “Fresh Air”, Smithville Mansion Annex Gallery, Eastampton, NJ 2007
Group Show, LaBodega, South Jersey Regional Hospice,Millville, NJ 2006
Group Show, “Who Let the Dogs Out” at Home Fine Art Gallery, Mount Holly, NJ 2006
Group Show, The Art of Medford at Creative Genius Gallery, Medford, NJ 2004
Group Show, 50/50 Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, PA 2004
Invitational Solo Show, Fleisher Art Memorial, Student Gallery,Philadelphia, PA 2003


R E C E N T - E X H I B I T S
Spring Show, Hawthorne Gallery, Medford, NJ, juried, 2010
Small Works Show, Hawthorne Gallery, Medford, NJ, juried, 2009
Small Works Show, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ 2008, 2009
Come See, Come Sea, Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton, NJ, juried, 2008
Noyes Museum Biennial Juried Show, NJ 2007
Annual Art Exhibition, Ocean City Art Center, Ocean City, NJ, juried, 2006
Works on Paper, Perkins Center, Moorestown, NJ, juried, 2006, 2009
At the Waters Edge, Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton, NJ, juried, 2006
Art of the Flower, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, juried, 2006, 2008,2010
Works on Paper, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, juried, 2006
Annual International Miniature Show, Jane Laws LBI Gallery, Surf City, NJ, juried 2005
BCAG Robert Ransley Open Juried Show, 2004,2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Annual Awards Painting Exhibition, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA, juried 2005
Small Oils Exhibit, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, juried 2005, 2006, 2007
Women at Work, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ, juried 2005, 2006
Annual Open Exhibition, Willingboro Art Alliance, Mt. Laurel, NJ, juried 2004, 2005, 2006
Annual Oil/Pastel/Acrylic Exhibition,Center for the Arts, Marlton, NJ, juried 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007
Annual Juried Exhibit, Markeim Art, Haddonfield, NJ, juried 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004
Annual Art Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ, juried 2002, 2004, 2006
Annual Adult Student/Member Show, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia,PA, 2000 through 2008.


R E C E N T - A W A R D S
Honorable Mention, Spring Show, Hawthorne Gallery, Medford, NJ, 2010
First Place Award, Small Works Show, Hawthorne Gallery, Medford, NJ, 2009
Second Place Award, Annual Juried Art Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ, 2009
Honorable Mention, Small Oils Show, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Honorable Mention, WAA Annual Juried Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2008
Best of Show Award, Robert Ransley Open Juried Art Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2008
First Place Award, "Come See, Come Sea", Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton, NJ 2008
Merit Award, Robert Ransley Juried Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2007
Purchase Award, 30th Annual Art Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ 2006
Achievement Award, 30th Annual Art Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ 2006
Best of Show Award, Robert Ransley Juried Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2006
Fred & Naomi Hazell Awards: Alla Prima Painting2006; Figure/Still Life Painting 2006; Portrait Painting 2003, 2004.
Special Merit Award: Still Life/Figure Painting 2003, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Merit Award, Burlington County Women’s History Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ, 2006
Winsor & Newton Fourth Place Award, WAA 10th Annual Open Exhibition,Mt. Laurel, NJ, 2005
First Place Award, Women at Work Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ, 2005
Joyce Sacker Place & ADG Printing Awards, WAA 9th Annual Open Exhibition,Mt. Laurel, NJ2004
Third Place Fine Art, Robert Ransley Juried Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2004
Honorable Mention, Markeim Art Center Annual Juried Show, Haddonfield, NJ 2002

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Artist Collections



Burlington County New Jersey-permanent collection
Various private collections throughout the country...

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