My work is mainly 2D and in contemporary colored pencil using ordinary subjects and compositions and to portray them in an extraordinary way. Colored pencils permit me to combine the expressiveness of painting with the control of drawing. I use color, line, value, shape and light to portray emotion, luminescence and rhythms in my work and my intentis that each element is reflected in one another and develops simultaneously, deepening a relationship to one another. My drawings are both bold and delicate, transparent and sturdy. Recently I have begun to work in a three dimensional manner, creating handmade books and repurposed book sculpture, incorporating colored pencil and water media into my work. My scenes and still life subjects are from my global travels and my life in Rhode Island, sometimes incorporating elements of both.

I have a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, with a concentration in printmaking. I am a signature member of the Colored Pencil Society of America in two areas, holding a second signature membership in the exploration of using other mediums and surfaces with colored pencil. I am also an artist member of the Art League of Rhode Island, Providence Art Club, Salmagundi Club, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NYC and the American Artists’ Professional League, NYC. I am a founding partner of Beach Studios in Middletown, RI, and occasionally teach classes in colored pencil drawing. My artwork has been exhibited in exhibitions throughout the US and I have had work published in four books and been written up in three colored pencil magazines.