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ARTISTS BIOGRAPHY
I make etchings for many reasons but certainly because I love to draw, because of the element of surprise in pulling a print, and the richness that is very hard to obtain in other mediums. Intaglio's rich tone and delicate lines continually captivate me, as does the dichotomy of these fragile lines against the rich, dark tonal areas of aquatints. I often add spots of transparent watercolor.

Nature is sometimes juxtaposed with man made forms in my work. These dreamlike images emerge in a Northwest mist. The rain - I find it hard to live anywhere else without this envelope of softness that surrounds us in our lushly foliaged landscape. I like to visit other areas of the country but they seem, in the end, too harsh and leave me feeling overexposed. Here in rainy Portland, one feels protected. My work has some inexplicable dream elements that are mysterious even to me, as dreams are. Images are encountered daily and some I take and others I filter out.

I'm strongly attracted to decaying architecture - especially older buildings with crumbling columns, verandahs, and arches. I'm equally fascinated with long legged shore birds, especially the ones that have an oddity to them like unusual beaks or odd stances. Other creatures like fish and butterflies also fascinate me.

I was born in Vancouver, Washington and have lived in the Portland metro area most of my life except for getting my BFA at the University of Washington in Seattle and a brief time in Eugene and Salem. I started doing art when I was very small. I spent a lot of time drawing on a black chalkboard, getting the image just right, and then I'd erase it and start drawing another. My artist-sister influenced me a lot and my grandmother was an artist too so art just seemed logical for me.

I make my etchings at Inkling Studio. My work is in the collections of the Alexis Hotel (Seattle and Portland), Arthur Anderson, City of Portland, Idaho First National Bank in Boise, Multnomah County, OHSU, Oregon Department of Transportation, State Office Building, S.E. Regional Correctional Institute, Juneau, Alaska, Museu de Gravura, Brazil and many private collections. My work can be seen at the Northwest Print Council, The Rental Sales Gallery of the Portland Art Museum, and in various shows in the Northwest.