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| Conservation, preservation and a love of nature and her bodies of water, lands, flora and fauna are the subject of my artwork. Described by critics as “heartfelt and empathetic,” my paintings record the wonders and beauty, often taken for granted, and my images demonstrate the necessity of preserving in fact and in art for future generations. | |
| Current Work | |
| 2009 | |
| Creating a new body of work on environmental awareness. The Road Less Travelled opens 1/15/10 at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL followed by the Ocala Museum of Art and the Cornell Museum of Art And American Culture in Delray Beach, FL | |
| 2008 | |
| Two Friends Return, Exhibition with Nuance Galleries, Tampa, Florida | |
| 2007 - 2006 | |
| Dancing With YUPO Redux, Two shows, two separate venues, Sarasota, Florida | |
| Two Friends Exhibition with Nuance Galleries, Tampa, Florida | |
| Art For Life Featured Artist for Preview Exhibition and Live Auction - Expose, Arts Alive City of Tampa, sponsored by Merrill Lynch. | |
| 2005 - 2002 | |
| The Hillsborough and Fragile Florida Collection is a unique journey throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco Counties, Florida. More than 43 interpretive paintings depict various nature scenes that are legally protected and virtually inaccessible to the general public. From my guided field trips, I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to observe, photograph and sketch the County's pristine nature, situated on land acquired through the Environmental Lands Acquisition Properties Program (ELAPP), established in 1987 by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. As these places are preserved, so the Collection will present the pictures and preserve the nature. | |
| Process | |
| An unusual feature of my painting process is the use of traditional watercolor media applied to a synthetic painting surface called YUPO. Since there are no trees required in the processing of YUPO, the use of this innovative material further supports my interest in preservation and conservation of nature. | |
| Museum Exhibitions | ||
| 2008 | Cornell Museum of Arts and Sciences, Delray Beach, Florida | |
| 2007 | Daytona Beach Museum of Arts and Sciences | |
| 2005 | Leepa-Rattner Museum Tarpon Springs, Florida | |
| Norfolk Botanical Garden Norfolk, Virginia | ||
| 2004 | Cornell Museum of Arts and Sciences Delray Beach, Florida | |
| Artist-In-Residence Program | ||
| 2009 | Givens Ferry State Park, South Carolina | |
| 2008 | Santee State Park, Santee, South Carolina | |
| 2006 | Oconee State Park South Carolina | |
| 2005 | Santee State Park Santee South Carolina | |
| One-Person Gallery Exhibitions | ||
| 2007 | Art Center Sarasota, Florida Women’s Resource Center Sarasota, Florida Nuance Galleries Tampa, Florida | |
| 2005 | Nuance Galleries Tampa, Florida Norfolk Botanical Gardens Norfolk, Virginia Cornell Museum of Arts and Sciences Delray Brach, Florida | |
| 2004 | 22nd Floor Gallery, Capitol Building, Tallahassee, Florida Florida House, Washington, DC Nuance Galleries, Tampa, Florida | |
| 2003, 1999, 1995 | Life Saving Museum of Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia | |
| 2001, 1998, 1993 | Island Arts Gallery, Antigua, West Indies | |
| Art Educator | ||
| 2009 |
Guest Speaker-National Art Honor Society, Plant High School Juror VFW National art Competition |
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| 2009 - Ongoing | Beach Art Center, Indian Rocks Beach, Florida | |
| 2006 - 1990 | Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, Florida | |
| Workshops: | Local, Regional, National and International Demonstrations, Lectures, Juror, Seminars | |
| Memberships | ||
| 2008 - 1999 | Arts Council of Hillsborough County Board Member | |
| 2009 - 2005 | Tampa Museum of Art Education Board Member Board Member Gasparilla Festival of Arts Board Member Renaissance Center for the Arts Board Member Restoration Tampa Theatre | |
| 2008 - 1997 | Florida Watercolor Society Board Member | |
| 1996 - 1997 | Florida Watercolor Society President | |
| 2009 - 1989 | Florida Watercolor Society | |
| 2009 - 1998 | Florida Artists Group (elected position) Southeastern Watercolor Society IV Southern Watercolor Society Tallahassee Watercolor Society | |
| Corporate Collections | |||
| AT&T | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Cargill Crop Nutrition | |||
| Cheap Joe's Art Stuff | Boone, North Carolina | ||
| Coopers and Lybrand | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Conner Land, Ltd. | Tampa and Pasco County, Florida | ||
| DaiEi Papers (USA) Corp. | |||
| Foley and Lardiner | Tampa, Florida | ||
| G. and J. Brokerage Co. | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Harrod Properties | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Health Trend Inc. | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mareeco Enterprises Inc. | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Miller Brewing Co. | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Paragon Group's Cypress Center #3 | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Pt. Lintec | Indonesia | ||
| R.F. Johnson & Associates Inc. | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Royal Insurance Co. | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Ruden McClosky | |||
| Ruskin Redneck Trading Company | Ruskin, Florida | ||
| Smith and Associates Real Estate | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Tampa Theatre | Tampa, Florida | ||
| TECO Energy | Tampa, Florida | ||
| The Reflectone Calendar | Tampa, Florida | ||
| The Tampa Tribune | Tampa, Florida | ||
| V. H. A. Inc. of Florida | Tampa, Florida | ||
| YUPO Corporation | Chesapeake, Virginia | ||
| Public | |||
| Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission | |||
| Hillsborough County Center, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Jan K. Platt Library, Tampa, Florida | |||
| Hillsborough County Water Department | |||
| Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department | |||
| Selected Private Collection | |||
| Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baldwin | Norfolk, Virginia - Vero Beach, Florida | ||
| Pat Bean | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr. E. Jackson Boggs | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr. James Carver | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr./Mrs. Stephen Bowles | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr. James Carver | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Casgrain | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Dr. and Mrs. Flake Chambliss | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Cris Curran | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles Culbreath | Ruskin, Florida | ||
| Dr. and Mrs. Garth R. Drewry | Lithia, Florida | ||
| Jane B. French | Ridgewood, NJ | ||
| Edna Fortescue | Antigua, West Indies / London | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Brian Fricot | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. John Gray | Orlando, Florida | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. C. Randolph Hudgins | Norfolk, Virginia | ||
| Dee Jeffers | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Blair Johnston | Virginia Beach, Virginia | ||
| Mrs. Ann Scott Knight | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Dr./Mrs. Stephen Krietzer | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Jane Liggett | Tampa, Florida / Sneem, Ireland | ||
| Prof. Steve Mlynarek | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Dr./Mrs. Howell Morrison | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morsani | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr./Mrs. Timothy Price | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Price | Toronto, Canada | ||
| Mr. William Rand | Raleigh, NC | ||
| Mr./Mrs. Robert Rowen | Lutz, Florida | ||
| Marlene Ryan | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr./Mrs. William Steed | Raleigh, NC | ||
| Jan Stein | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Mr./Mrs. Peter Swift | Chapel Hill, NC | ||
| Mary and Fielding Tyler | Virginia Beach, VA | ||
| Mr. and Mrs. Ed Waller | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Other Collections | |||
| The Vatican | Rome, Italy | ||
| St. Andrews Episcopal Church | Tampa, Florida | ||
| St. Paul Episcopal Church | San Miguel de Allende, Mexico | ||
| Old Number One Fire Station | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Tampa Theatre | Tampa, Florida | ||
| Publications | ||
| Books | ||
| The Artistic Touch 3 The Work and Impressions of 110 Great American Artists Published by Creative Art Press Celebrating the Artist Within by Mary Todd Beam Published by North Light Books | ||
| Magazines / Newspapers | ||
| L'Artiste the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art 2005 Watercolor Magazine Winter 2005 American Artist Spring 2004 Watercolor Magic The Artist Southern Living The Liat Islander-The Caribbean Airline Art Business News Cultural Affairs Magazine The Lawyer Magazine published by the Hillsborough County Bar Association The Tampa Tribune The St. Petersburg Times The Brandon News | ||