Painting, a deferred passion, is the means by which I have been able to pursue a range of interests. I immerse myself in the history and archaeology of the places I love to paint: Ojo Caliente hot springs and Taos, in New Mexico; the wildernesses of the San Rafael Swell and Escalante river canyons, in Utah; and Blanco canyon and the hill country rivers of Texas. During my painting forays I often meet wonderful people, passionate about these regions, who reveal to me places I never would have discovered on my own.
I was born in Long Beach, California, in 1951, and grew up in Fullerton, California. My adult years were spent in Dallas, Texas, where I raised two children. I graduated with an undergraduate degree in archaeology from California State University at Long Beach in 1974. In 1985 I earned a Masters of Science in Community and Regional Planning, in the School of Architecture at University of Texas in Austin. My focus was transportation planning for persons with mental retardation. Over the next few years I authored several papers, published by the National Research Council, which led to modifications in federal law which brought people with mental retardation within the scope of accessibility mandates for public transportation. After I moved to Dallas in 1982, I helped Dallas Area Rapid Transit establish mobility training services, first as a volunteer for ARC (formerly the Association For Retarded Citzens), then as an employee, teaching people to ride the bus. In 1999 I received a Masters of Fine Art from the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University. From 1996 to 2001 I was a volunteer art teacher in a residential mental health program. I taught painting at Brookhaven Community College from 2003 until 2007. Since 2007 I have lived in Taos, New Mexico, where I am active in the Taos Archaeological Society. My work is shown at Valley House Gallery, in Dallas, Texas, and at the Torrey Gallery, in Torrey, Utah.