Artist Statement

My current work is a series of portraits of nature: flowers, animals, sea creatures, rocks, shells, trees. I particularly like animal portraits. I work from my own photographs and turn these into etchings using a variety of techniques, from line etch and aquatint to soft ground texture and drawing, plus drypoint, spit bite, and marbleizing. Sometimes I use monoprint techniques to enhance the color of a piece. I have over 30 of these in the series so far. In addition, I have quite a few cat prints and pet portraits. I have also been interested in working from old family photos and have been creating a series of softground drawing etchings. I foresee these coming together with landscapes to portray family life.

Artist CV 

Teaching Experience

• Teacher in Printmaking—2003-present; Beginning/Intermediate Intaglio Techniques; Advanced Printmaking Projects; Intensive Monotype Techniques.

Gallery Memberships

• Member of Art League Gallery and Gallery 75, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA [1985-present] (Accepted into over 100 juried shows)
• Member Del Ray Artisans [2018-present]
• Printmakers Inc., juried in January 2020

Shows

• Printmaking from Discover Graphics Atelier: Mattawoman Creek Art Gallery, Marbury, MD, 2006; Exhibition of 13 Printmakers, The Frame Factory, Vienna, VA, 2011; 30 Years of Discover Graphics, Herndon Artspace, Herndon, VA, 2013; Made in the DGA, 30th Anniversary Show, Frame Factory, Vienna, VA, 2013; Showing Off, Group show of DGA artists, Frame Factory, Vienna, VA, 2019
• La Petite Menagerie, ZigZag Gallery, The Plains, VA, 2018
• Co-Curated “Give Me Shelter” show with Theresa Kulstad at Del Ray Artisans, March 2021, benefitting Carpenter’s Shelter.
• “Curious Creatures,” Printmakers Inc. new member solo show, December 2021-January 2022.

Awards

• Honorable Mention, Maryland Arts Association Works on Paper exhibit for monotype “Sweetest Little Heifer in Dixie” [1988]
• Best Print in Show, Art League Gallery, “How the West was Won” [1989]
• Del Ray Artisans Award of Merit, Art in City Hall, “Rosslyn in the Rain, photograph [2012]
• Anne Banks Collage Award, Art League Gallery, “I Woke up Crying” [2013]
• Honorable Mention, Art League Gallery, “Foggy Reflections on Left Foot Lake” [2015]

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