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Born in Miami Beach, Florida
Studied in England. First British and European travels.
B.A., University of Florida. Moved to San Francisco, Ca.
Put on my painter's hat, working primarily in oils.
Wore my "other hat" as an Orientation and Mobility teacher and counselor for visually impaired people.
M.A., San Francisco State University
Travel to Greece.
Discovered my love of pastels, shifting my focus to mixed media work.
Sporadic studies at Ca. College of Arts and Crafts and various Bay Area community art schools throughout the upcoming decade.
Work shown and collected in California and Florida.
Travel to Malaysia and Indonesia, where I was deeply impressed by ikat and batik fabrics.
Returned to California and began painting with dyes on silk.
Operated a craft business painting on silk, and selling at countless craft shows.
Continued working in oils and pastels.
Began scuba diving and travel to the Cayman Islands.
Fires in the Oakland Hills and internal rumblings about leaving urban America.
Exploration around the Caribbean, looking for my island home.
Moved to the Cayman Islands. Shows and Collectors expanded to include the UK and the Caribbean.
Travel to England, Scotland, Micronesia, Central America, Mexico, and around the Caribbean.
First trip to British Columbia, Canada. Discovered Gabriola Island, B.C.
Moved back to California.
Worked in oils, pastels, mixed media, and began doing etchings.
"Mid Life Odyssey" to Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, and the Caribbean.
Bought my sweet home on Gabriola Island, B.C.
Returned to working primarily in oils. Shows and collectors expanded to include Canada, New Zealand, Australia
Winters in the Cayman Islands, St. Lucia, Bequia, Carriacou and Grenada, Mexico, Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand.
Became an official Canadian Permanent Resident.
Started working in encaustic and oil on Gabriola and water based mixed media on my Winter trips.
Travel to Italy, England, Mexico, and the Caribbean
Travel to Mexico, Egypt, Papau New Guinea, Australia, and the Caribbean