I am a Kansas City native who returned to painting a few years ago after a 40-year hiatus. Happily, even though I wasn’t actively working on my art, my ability to view the world in colors and shapes never went away. I was able to take those observations and transfer them to my medium while maintaining the curiosity and wonder of a newcomer.

An interest in antique photos lured me into portrait studies after a 40-year break from my art. I love the faces, the expressions, and the attitudes of these, usually, long-forgotten people. The theme for all of these portraits is the story behind each picture. I love pondering what kind of life each of them had while I am working on their portrait.

I am fascinated by using a limited palette to create colors. I was taught in grade school that an artist only needs to use red, yellow, blue, and white to create every color. A background in commercial printing embedded that belief even deeper. I mentally breakdown my paintings into the layers of color you would see if you were color separating a four-color process photograph.

Solo/Small Group Exhibitions

  • Nov 2024        Trio show at Endres Gallery, Prairie Village, KS
  • Oct 2024         Solo Exhibit, Burns & McDonnell, KCMO
  • Oct 2024         Solo Exhibit, Olathe Family YMCA, Olathe, Kansas
  • Jul 2024           Looking Back, solo exhibit at All Soul’s Art Gallery, Kansas City, MO
  • Mar 2024        Telling Their Stories, solo exhibit at HJ’s Gallery, Kansas City, MO
  • Mar 2024        Solo Exhibit, Copaken Brooks, KCMO
  • Dec 2023         Solo Exhibit, Atlantic Aviation, KCMO
  • Jul 2023           Solo Exhibit, KPMG Solutions, KCMO
  • Jun 2023         Solo Exhibit, Henderson Business, KCMO
  • Oct 2022         The Future Is Female, trio show at 80 Santa Fe Gallery, Overland Park, KS
  • Jan 2021          Solo Exhibit, Café Trio, Kansas City, MO
  • Nov 2019        Trio show at Endres Gallery, Prairie Village, KS
  • May 2019        Solo exhibit at Blue Valley Library, OP, KS

Group Exhibitions

  • Feb 2025         Baker University 2025 Nat’l Exhibition, Holt Russell Gallery, Baldwin, KS
  • Jan 2025          Annual Member Exhibition, Albrecht Kemper Museum, St Joseph , MO
  • Jan 2025          Fashion In Art, Mark Arts, Wichita, KS
  • Oct 2024         If Only For A Moment, juried show, Zhou B Art Center, KCMO
  • Sept 2024        State of the Arts, juried show, Endres Gallery, Prairie Village, KS
  • Jul 2024           A Moment in Time, NORI Gallery, North Kansas City, MO
  • Jul 2024           20th Annual Juried Show, Images Art Gallery, Overland Park, KS
  • Nov 2023        Small Works Show, 80 Santa Fe Gallery, Overland Park, KS
  • Mar 2023        Continuing Her Story exhibition in the Rosenthal Gallery, Fayetteville State University,     Fayetteville North Carolina
  • Mar 2023        Celebrating Women, Lexitas Gallery, Kansas City, MO
  • Mar 2023        CAL International 2023, Conroe Art League, Conroe, TX
  • Sept 2022        Contemporary Social Realism Exhibition, Hilliard Gallery, KC, MO
  • May 2022        Everything Blue, juried exhibit, MVA Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
  • Mar 2022        Women Who Walked On Water exhibit, InterUrban Arthouse, OP, KS
  • Jan 2022          Abstract: heart for All, Buttonwood Gallery, Kansas City, MO
  • Sept 2021        Art At The Center, juried show, Overland Park, KS
  • Sept 2021        run, run, quiet, juried show, plug gallery, Kansas City, MO
  • Sept 2020        Voices of the Midwest, exhibit at Fine Line Creative Arts, St. Charles, IL
  • July 2020         Resilience, Reflection, Rebuilding, exhibit at Johnson County Arts & Heritage              Center, Overland Park, KS
  • Feb 2020         Kindness, juried show at Buttonwood Gallery, Kansas City, MO
  • Jan 2020          Finding Your Voice, juried show at Kelwood Contemporary Art, Baton Rouge, LA

I currently have studio space at the Zhou B Arts Center In Kansas City in the historic 18th & Vine district.