Welcome to my website! Let me tell you a little about myself. I am a retired teacher and artist. Art has always been a part of my life. As a little girl, I enjoyed drawing and coloring like most kids. As I grew older, I found myself being the person everyone would come to when they needed a poster drawn, or something illustrated. In high school, my electives were always art and music. I went to college, and took one drawing class. That is the extent of my art education. After that, life kind of interrupted my plans to be an artist. I married in college, and over the course of 10 years, I had three daughters. The youngest was born in 1990. At the age of 7 months, she started having seizures. At age 6 years, she was diagnosed with autism. Our lives were consumed with caretaking and staying close to home. I began teaching full time when my youngest started school. I taught for 17 years and retired at age 60. All of my daughters are doing well today. My youngest still struggles, but she lives in group housing that helps her with daily skills. Needless to say, my life was interrupted…but now, I paint!