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. Most of these were classes in studio, or en plein air. Deeply grateful for all the lessons and learning with teaching artist, Tara Will, in person and online. She has also been a mentor to me and is a big influence on my work. Spent early 2024 in an online group coaching session with Betsy Payne Cook.

Portraiture and Figure Painting

• Corey Pitkin

• Jean Tangney

• Alain Picard (online)

• 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

• Eileen Casey

• Aline Ordman

• Karen Jones: my first pastel teacher

• Rob DuToit

Drawing

• Valerie Isaacs

• Carol Aronson Shore: my first drawing teacher

Plein Air and Studio Oil Painting

• Ann Gorbett

• Rosalie Nadeau

• Mary Giammarino

• Steve Kennedy

• Robert Cardinal

• Joan Pereira

• Lisbeth Firmin

• Jo Hay

• Gail Sauter

• Todd Bonita

• Cindy Crimmins