My family of origin includes artists and architects who were instrumental in nurturing my visual awareness and love of the visual arts.  My formal education began at Cornell College and concluded at the Kansas City Art Institute where I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting.

I am drawn to and influenced by color, light, and the rhythms of nature.  In my work I have been exploring ways to create depth through color and through the layering of form, either through collage or paint.  In my mixed media pieces I like using materials that otherwise would have been discarded, or have been discarded.  They come from a careful observation of the world around me, and cause me to examine the way I live, and what I value.  

My work has been shown through out Iowa.  I have a major piece in the collection of the McCreery Cancer Center in Ottumwa, Iowa.  Currently my work can be seen at the Octagon Center of Arts in Ames, Arts on Grand, Spencer, The Side Street Gallery, Okoboji, and A Piece of Work, inc. Spirit Lake, Iowa.  Also you may see my work in the Artisans Road Trip this coming October.