Artist..... Author....Teacher
My Background
BFA Massachusetts College of Art
MFA University of Massachusetts
My Medium
I use many different mediums in my work such as watercolor, oil, drawing and colored pencils, printmaking and clay. Each idea and material manifests in its own individual style. I employ various surfaces and textures, such as canvas, wood panel and chine colle printmaking.
My Inspiration
As a graduate student, I began to create a body of artwork focused on a local goat farmer, Noelie Houle. After spending years on her farm we developed a rich friendship. I painted her and her animals and wrote her real life story, which became a best-selling, award-winning book entitled "The Goat Lady." It is included in Houghton-Mifflin's SRA Reading Program, and in the "Philosophy for Children" book in the chapter entitled "Compassion" .
RECENT HONORS AND Coming Events
- Duxbury Art Museum Nat'l Open Juried Show, 2021, ( one of 51 chosen from 510 entries)
- "Most Authentic," Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, RI, 2021
- New England Watercolor Society North American Open Juried Show, 'Rembrandt Talens Award," Plymouth, MA, 2020"
- First Place Award, Oil Category" Cape Cod Art Center Spring Juried Show, 2020
- "Honorable Mention" Wickford, RI, Fins, Furs, Feathers Open Juried Show Spring 2020
- Duxbury Art Museum Nat'l Open Juried Show, Duxbury, MA, Jan-March, 2020
- "Best of Show", Spring Bull Gallery 29th Annual Fakes and Forgeries Show, Newport, RI, 2020
- Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Small Works Show, Westport, MA, Nov.-Dec. 2019
- Marion Art Center Small Works Show, Dec. 2019
- Gallery at Four Invitational Show May 4-27, 2019, Tiverton, RI
- New Bedford Jazzfest, June 15 2019
- South Coast Artists Open Studio Tour July 20-21 and August 17-18 2019
- Created Purpose Booksigning, 3964 Main Rd. Tiverton, RI. Saturday, May 11 from 11-2
- Colored Pencil and Watercolor Pencil Workshop, Dartmouth COA, May 7-14
- Instructor at New Bedford Art Museum "Beginning Watercolor" April 6 until April 27
- Marion Art Center Invitational show Spring 2019
- New Bedford Art Museum," 2nd Place Award"
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