ARTISTIC MISSION
As a watercolor specialist, my art and teaching have produced principal themes of “Life on the Good Side’, “Rainpeople”, “Street Scenes” and “Animals” reflecting life and happy times within a wide range of subjects and techniques. Aspirations include a desire to lecture and teach in my field of art.

SPECIALTIES
Watercolor painting combining stylization and realism to produce a fresh, clean and crisp look. An enthusiastic student of new techniques in watercolor application with unusual and creative materials. Expert in classroom demonstration and instruction.

CREDENTIALS
Graduate of Richland, HS of Johnstown, PA; Bachelor of Science of Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1970. Teaching certification with tenure from Penn State University, 1974. Taught 18 years as the principal art instructor from the West Bloomfield Community Education system. Guest watercolor instructor at Chautauqua Institute of Arts in New York. Advanced artistic study with Muriel Fullmer, Rockwell plate artist for Hallmark; Paul Denis, Cleveland Institute of Art; Diane Boldman, Baycrafters Studio of Cleveland; Fred Leach, Head Designer at American Greetings; William Kufell, Master Portrait Artist. Workshops with Nita Engles and Tom Lynch, Celebrity Watercolor Artists. Currently teaching in Society of Decorative Painter conventions all over the United States and Canada.

SHOWS/EXHIBIT/CONVENTION TEACHING
SHOWS/ EXHIBITS:

Best of Show Awards at awards at Northville Hills Exhibit; Art Over the Interstate; and Clarkston Art Festival. Received the Purchase Award at the east Jordan Portside Show, several Purchase Awards in the Petoskey Art in the Park Fair, and the Architectural Award in Birmingham "Our Town" event.  Featured Artist in Huntington Woods Library Exhibit, 1995; Sponsor/Promoter of the annual West Bloomfield Community Ed Student Art Exhibition, since 1998One Man Show plus invited lecturer/instructor exhibit, 1999. Best of Show award at Mt Clemens 2003. Best of Painting Award at Shelby 2004. Second place in Cheboygan 2005. Chosen for the Traveling Show in the Michigan Watercolor Society Exhibit 2006. Exhibition at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor 2006. Second place for painting award at Rochester at the Village 2008. Third place for painting at Shelby 2008.

Galleries:
Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada; NY-Paris Collectables of Maui, HW; La Galerie of Machinac Isle, MI {Michigan Featured artist}.

Selected to more that 20 fine art shows and events annually by jury invitation.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Member of the Michigan Watercolor Society; Michigan Guild of Artist and Artisans; American Society of Artists; Community House Art Center, Johnstown, PA.

HOBBIES
Musician; Athlete in Rowing Sculls; Golf; Racquetball; Trainer of Exotic Birds.

LeisureTimeArt, LLC
2745 Lari CT.
West Bloomfield, MI. 48324
Phone: 248 683 8848

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