Education

Art Education: most of my learning has occurred in classes and workshops, over the past 10 years or so. Feel lucky to have had excellent instruction and amazing teachers. I would never say I was self taught, because my teachers definitely had an impact on my work. Most of these were classes in studio, or en plein air. Deeply grateful for instruction from Tara Will, in person and online. She has also been a mentor to me and is a big influence on my work. Her spirit and joy for making art is contagious! I feel free to express myself, after studying with her.

Portraiture and Figure Painting

• Corey Pitkin

• Jean Tangney

• Alain Picard

• Paul Schulenburg

• Aline Ordman

• Johanne Mangi, pet portraiture

• Adeline Goldminc-Tronzo

• Alan Ammann

• Aaron Michael Thompson

• Pamela Du Long Williams

• Peggi Kroll Roberts

Pastel

• Tara Will

• Betsy Payne Cook

• Eileen Casey

• Aline Ordman

• Karen Jones: my first pastel teacher

• Rob DuToit

Drawing

• Joshua Langstaff

• Valerie Isaacs

• Carol Aronson Shore: drawing professor at UNH

Plein Air and Studio Oil Painting

• Cindy Crimmins

• Ann Gorbett

• Rosalie Nadeau

• Mary Giammarino

• Steve Kennedy

• Robert Cardinal

• Joan Pereira

• Lisbeth Firmin

• Jo Hay

• Gail Sauter

• Todd Bonita

• Brenda Haywood