|
Born in Oklahoma moved to
Houston Texas with her family at age
three.
Lived in Bellaire and while at Condit
Elementary School won three awards to
compete for free lessons at the Houston
Museum of Fine Arts.
At the age
of nine she was drawing likenesses of
her schoolmates and her family members.
This Acrylic painting sold in the
Rockport Center for the Arts
Took art
classes in high school and completed her
required art classes at the University
of Houston. Some of her drawings and
paintings were chosen for the Traveling
Exhibit of the University of Houston.
She was
starting her teacher accreditation when
she and her husband and new baby were
transferred to Corpus Christi. With no
college or university offering secondary
teaching classes she became a stay at
home mother.
After moving
to Portland, Texas she helped organize
the Art Guild and initiated and
maintained Portland’s first Recreation
Department for the following five
years.
|
 While being
a Recreation Director, she taught art
classes for ages five to ninety-nine.
She also taught art class for Del Mar
College.
As a Boy
Scout District Executive she used her
artistic talents as awards to Eagle
Scouts, leaders and volunteers.
She was the
artist for the UT Marine Science
Institute for five years and Assistant
Art Director for the Rockport Art
Association for three years in Rockport
Texas.
She has
taken numerous classes from talented
artists such as; Harold Phoenix, Steve
Russell, Dick Turner, Ed
Fickett,
Robert Gardner, Simon Michael, Kay
Barneby and
others.
She has won
numerous awards and commissions for her
artwork.
Name:
Canyon Lake Oak Info: Pen and
Ink.
Oaks are part of my fascination of the
Hill Country. I am not that fond of
Cedar trees. They did not originate
here. In fact I understand this area at
one time was covered in tall grass that
Indians could walk and hide in.
Retiring to
Canyon Lake Texas with her husband in
2003, she enjoys babysitting her
grandchildren and drawing or painting
scenes and subjects of the local area. |
