I relocated to Southern California in 2008 after growing up in Indiana and living in Colorado and Ohio. I am a retired software engineer and have a BS degree in Math and Computer Science from Ohio State University. After college, my time was well spent with marriage, career and raising 2 children. I still managed to take art classes here and there over the years and pick on my guitar which became my two passions and hobbies.
After I retired in 2017 I began taking art classes and workshops online as well as classes from local artists. When the pandemic hit, I found I had a lot of time to devote to online classes, watercolor painting and ordering art supplies from Amazon! Watercolor painting became my passion and the techniques I had been studying finally started to click.
I am a member of Plein Air Ventura County, Buenaventura Art Association, Valley Watercolor Society, Westlake Village Art Guild and the California Art Club. I enjoy getting out with other artists for painting events around Ventura and Los Angeles County. My work currently leans a bit toward realism and details. I am inspired to paint as a way to remember the beautiful scenery and places I have visited in California and other western states.
Associations
Beunaventura Art Associaiton
