I started making art as a child drawing in my mother's blank cookbooks and continued through college majoring in art and art education. My teaching career began in Mississippi and Tennessee and continued when I moved to Pennsylvania. Fortunately where I lived had a great art atmosphere, influenced by the Wyeth family. I concentrated on learning watercolor through classes and workshops . When I moved back to Tennessee I returned to oils. I am having the best time of my life; painting what I love and meeting new people from all over the world. Life is good!