About
I was born in 1949 in Salem, Massachusetts. After studying art in the East, I moved to California in 1972. I have painted all my life. I am drawn to watercolor because of its subtlety and luminosity.
Solo Exhibitions
2024 AQUARELLE. Marelli Brothers Window. San Rafael.
2012. Open Studio. Bryant Street. San Francisco
2006 Wyman & Wyman, Topsfield Town Library, Topsfield, MA
2005 Les Fruits de Saison, Baker Street Bistro, San Francisco
2004 Object Lessons, Ticor Title Company, Portland ME
Provence en deus perspectives. AllianceFrançaise, San Francisco
2002 Still-life still-life, Lisa Cosino Gallery, Pacific Grove, CA
2001 Sharon Park Gallery, Menlo Park, CA.
2000 Quatre Saisons. Alliance Française, San Francisco
1999 Sharon Park Gallery. Menlo Park, CA.
Matrix Gallery. Sacramento, CA.
1997 Sharon Park Gallery. Menlo Park, CA.
St. Francis Hospital. San Francisco.
Walter’s Restaurant. Portland, ME.
1995 Williams-Sonoma (Chuck Williams 80th Birthday Party).
Four Commissioned works. San Francisco
New Work, watercolor still-lifes.
Cafe Kati, San Francisco.
Fruits of My Labors . EWFC, Emeryville, CA.
Invitational. Cafe Adriano, San Francisco.
1993 Produce Portraits. Draeger's Grocery, Menlo Park, CA.
1992 Cuisine Art. Tante Marie's Cooking School, SanFrancisco.
Group Exhbitions
2022. Mostly Watercolor. Toby’s Feed Barn, Point Reyes, CA
2020 Upper Market Gallery. Stiller Lives
2018. Tiny Show. Studio Gallery. San Francisco
2015. Tiny Show. Studio Gallery. San Francisco
2008 Watercolor USA Springfield Missouri Art Museum, Nat’l. Juried Competition.
Delicious. Studio Gallery. San Francisco.
2007 Watercolor USA Springfield Missouri Art Museum, Nat’l. Juried Competition.
2006 Watercolor USA Springfield Missouri Art Museum, Nat’l. Juried Competition.
Delicious. Studio Gallery. San Francisco.
2005 Artist Introductions, Kelleher Fine Arts. SanFrancisco.
Delicious. Studio Gallery. San Francisco.
2004 ArtWalk, juried. Best of ARTSPAN Open Studio Artists. SanFrancisco.
Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, (juried) Old Forge, NY
2003 Food for Thought, Lisa Cosino Gallery, Pacific Grove, CA
2002 National Watercolor Society. Int'l. juried
Women’s Caucus for the Arts, travelling invitational. New York, Detroit, etc.
2001 American Watercolor Society International. New York.
Ebb Tide Gallery. Kennebunkport, Maine. Gallery Artists.
1999 Pacific Grove Arts Center. Nat’l Juried Exhibition. Reflections.
Springfield Missouri Art Museum, Nat’l. Juried Competition.
Cornucopia II. Academy of Art Gallery. San Francisco. Juried.
1998 Sebastapol Arts Center. Juried Exhibition.“Food Glorious Food”.
To Life: Breast Cancer Awareness. S F Women Artists Gallery. Juried.
1997 Selections. Juried. Best of ARTSPAN Open Studios Artists.
Still Life. Woman Made Gallery. Nat’l Juried Exhibit. Chicago.
Gallery Artist’s Group Show. Michael Thompson Gallery. San Francisco.
1996 Francesca Anderson Fine Art, Lexington, MA.
Gallery Artists. Chase Hill Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME.
Triton Museum. Santa Clara, CA. California Juried Competition.
Marin Society of Arts, Ross, CA. Juried.
Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA. No. Calif. Juried.
Roseville Center for the Arts, Roseville, CA. Juried 20th Annual National.
Bloomers. Sebastapol Art Center. Sebastapol, CA. Juried.
1995 Gallery Artists Group Exhibition. Chase Hill Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME
Watercolors. Chase Hill Gallery, Kennebunkport, ME.
Miniatures. M. Thompson Gallery, San Francisco.
1993 Share Our Strength, non-profit fund raiser for N. California food banks.
Awards
National Watercolor Competition, Springfield Museum, Missouri.
Patron Purchase and Cash Award Winner.
Selections. Juried Group Show. Best of Artspan Open Studios Participants.
Marin Society of Arts. Eve von Neumann Memorial Award.
Sebastapol Center for the Arts. Merit Award.
Education
1980-92. Continuing Education - graphics, typesetting, illustration, life-drawing, calligraphy, and French.
1978-79. Art Academy, San Francisco, illustration major.
1968-69. Graduated Dean Junior College, Franklin, Mass. Fine Arts.
Corporate & Institutional Collections (partial)
Nordstrom, San Francisco.
Kaiser Permanente, Vallejo, CA.
Williams Sonoma, San Francisco.
Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA.
Topsfield Town Library, Topsfield, MA
Dr. Howard Kline, San Francisco.
Basic American Foods, Inc., Walnut Creek , CA
Private Collections (partial)
Bill Abbott, Topsfield, Massachusetts.
Kate Adams, Kennebunkport, ME
Flavio Barrantes, Alameda, CA
Susan Benson, Bradford, Massachusetts
Jeffrey and Sally Becom, Pacific Grove, CA
Charles & Edith Bishop, Sebastapol, CA
Fredi Bloom, Fairfax, CA
Shelby Bonnie, San Francisco
Robert Byrne, Dubuque, Iowa
Amy and Paul deBenedictis, Menlo Park, CA
Jennifer and Jose DeCastro, Foster City, CA
Christine Chandler, Pt. Richmond, CA
Betty Chui, Richmond, VA
Thomas Fanella, San Jose
John Fetros, San Francisco
Wendy Graham, Hampton, New Hampshire
Goga Hoy, San Francisco
Stephen and Marilyn Johnston, Valuberti, Tuscany, Berlin Germany
Ferry and Caroline Keizer, Lawrence, Kansas
Michael Larrance, Redlands, CA
Carol Ledine, Walnut Creek, CA
Dr. Michael Levin, Boston, MA
Judy Long & Peter Holmes, San Francisco, New York
Leal Lowenstein, Santa Monica
Grace Lynch, Topsfield, Massachusetts
Sandy Mauvais, Mill Valley, CA
Tom and Barbara Metzler, Glendale, CA
Kathy and Glenn Pape, Portland, OR
Mary Petri, San Francisco
Craig Resnick & Libby Pratt, Cahors, France
Dan Ryan, Napa, CA
John & Kathy Steinberg, Springfield, Missouri
Kim Stryker and Mark Anderson, San Francisco
Mary Swanson, San Francisco
Anne Taylor, Mill Valley, CA
Philip Tien, San Francisco
Cynthia Traina, San Francisco
Chuck Williams, San Francisco
Kirk and Tina Weber, San Francisco
Richard Weisman, Seattle
Geoffrey Wells, San Rafael, CA
Sandy Yuen, San Francisco