Bio

I am an art enthusiast. As an artist, I have produced a large body of work over many years, using a variety of media and exploring a wide array of subject matter. As an art instructor/lecturer for 23 years with Murray State College, I have taken a traditional academic approach to the history, creation and meaning of visual art from a western perspective. I remain an active participant in the art world as part of a long-standing artist critique group, by attending museum and gallery shows, as a former Advanced Placement/Art Portfolio reader, and as a local and regional judge for numerous art competitions.

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Artist’s Statement - The Influences Series

 Hopefully, these pieces invite the viewer to create their own story: “Who are these people?” “Are they portraits, or are they cartoons?” They are, for the most part, simple. Could you do something like that? Why don’t you?

 

They are a set of images that acknowledge the influences of three artists reflected in my current body of work: Paul Klee, Grant Thorp, and D.J. Lafon.

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Former Art/Humanities Instructor at Murray State College, Tishomingo, Oklahoma