My first two passions in life have always been animals and art.  As an only child sometimes my best friends were the dogs, ducks, rabbits, and birds that were always around (and of course a pencil and paper to draw them).

 

When I was a little girl, I wrote my own tiny books and illustrated them. Although I was primarily self taught, I refined my skills at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota Florida and was hired out of school by Hallmark Cards.  After working there for 6 years painting, sculpting, planning new lines and training new artists, I moved to Colorado to start a freelance career.

 

I currently live in Boulder, Colorado with my Westies, Sami, Brodie and their puppy Lily.  It is a great place to spend time outdoors and when not painting I  run, coach other runners, ride my bike, or hike with the dogs.

 

“ My favorite pictures have always been those that told a story and even when I'm illustrating greeting cards, I make up an anecdote about the characters and what they are doing or saying.  More than anything else, I feel that this type of art should be fun, and I hope it can bring others the same joy that I feel while creating it.

 

Clients have included Abbey Press, Sunrise Publications, Drawing Board Cards, Cleo, Current Inc., Paris Productions (doing work for Sea World, Lucasfilm Ltd., K-Tel Records), Random House, Golden Books, Lady Bird Books, Eddie Bauer, Publications International, McClanahan, Highlights for Children, Kodak, United Methodist Publishing, and Grolier.