In the early 1980s, I studied oil painting for a brief period, but was a full time teacher with little time for a hobby. After a serious injury led to my retirement from public education in 2000, painting in watercolor seemed the natural thing to do and I believe it has had a great deal to do with my healing.

Thanks to two talented artists in the area, Marni Lawson and Stan Keirstead, their wonderfully inclusive approaches to teaching and their friendly students, I was encouraged to continue painting throughout some difficult times. Now I can't imagine not creating art.
 
I usually paint from memories of places where I have gathered a few reference photographs, but also enjoy painting from dreamed images. Poetry inspires a number of my paintings and linocuts. For the past two years, I have been experimenting with monoprints developed from using watercolor, ink, and other media to print from linocuts.
 
Each summer, my work is available at several locations in Maine. The Artists & Artisans Shop in Belgrade Lakes. The Corner in Mt. Vernon, S & S Gifts in Smithfield, and L.Tardif Jewelers in Waterville carry my work year round and I also welcome visitors at my home studio in Smithfield. My web site is under development and will be available by January 2006 at www.artjourneys.biz.

Abundance - watermedia monoprint 11 x12 $195	Siberian Dream Watcher - watercolor 16 x 20 NFS
Sahara Dawn - limited edition linocut ink print $100	Gulls Feeding - watercolor and ink monoprint 10 x13 $175
Dreaming Beyond the Night Sky - watercolor and ink 16 x 18 $425	Botswana Baby - watercolor 20 x 21 $450
Reflection - limited edition linocut print 9 x16 $90	Morning's Light - watercolor 16 x 20 Sold