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I consider myself an eternal student of art. I want to stretch and grow as an artist. I have found that taking workshops and classes have helped me to take leaps and bounds. I have been doing this on and off for the 31 years I’ve been painting. So, other artists have definitely had an influence on me. I remember some wise words passed on to me along the way. Such as:

“Don’t just go to the edge of the precipice. Jump off!”

“Paint what you love.”

“Be fearless. What have you got to lose?”

I repeat that last one to myself constantly. It seems sometimes the thing we lack the most is courage.

I am inspired by nature, just as my jewelry designs always were. I am an active outdoor person and need to get my daily “fix” of fresh air and exercise out in nature. The rays of first light coming through the trees, filtering through the leaves inspires me every time. I garden and enjoy watching the growth and change in my now established flower gardens.

I subscribe to several art publications and I see lots of contemporary artists there and on social media. I belong to the Oil Painters of America and am exposed to that group’s talented members and their work. There is some really great work being done out in the world now and that is very inspiring to me.