ABOUT THE ARTIST

ARTIST'S STATEMENT

"Having come through the influence of the Abstract Expressionists at the University of Oklahoma in the early 1970's, I have developed my own realism using dramatic compositions and traditional methods and materials.

"Ten years as a commercial artist in Oklahoma City in the 1970's served to solidify my desire to create archival artwork with a lasting visual impact. When I married in 1980 and began having children, I was at home caring for my family and originating ideas which have become the basis for a continuing body of work for exhibit, commissions and for my own pleasure.

"As a painter I have been inspired through the years by the figure, faces, flowers, clouds and a host of subjects in God's beautiful creation. Since my family and I moved to north Idaho in 1997, I have been moved by the natural beauty of this area.

"I've completed large paintings as well as miniature pieces. My art career over the last 40 years has encompassed opportunities in commercial art, and custom murals for businesses such as the Nautilus studios in the Oklahoma City area, portrait painting, teaching, and writing about art."

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS (SELECTED)

97-08 ArtWalk, Sandpoint, Idaho. Exhibit of original oils and pastels.
03-08 Yearly solo exhibits of new paintings, Naples Gallery, Naples Idaho.
91,06 La Petite XII, Alder Gallery, Coburg Oregon. National Small Format Show.
2001 Bearly There in Sandpoint, Idaho. Public art co-project with sculptor Lee Harris. Our bear was sponsored by Coldwater Creek and brought the highest bid at the benefit auction.
1996 National Christian Fine Arts Exhibit, Farmington, New Mexico. Juror of Awards.
1993 Pastel Society of Oregon Annual Juried Show, Bend, Oregon. Cash Award.
1993 Solo Exhibit, Wiseman Gallery, Grants Pass, Oregon.
1991 A Woman's Perspective. 12 Women Invitational Exhibit. Fine Arts Center, Madisonville, Kentucky.
1990 Central South Art Exhibition, The Parthenon, Nashville, Tennessee. Cash Award.
1989 42nd Annual Mid-States Exhibition, Evansville Museum of Arts and Science. Cash Award.
1988 Realism Today, 6th Annual Exhibit sponsored by Bristol-Myers, Evansville, Indiana. Cash Award.

MUSEUM & HOSPITAL COLLECTIONS

Fred Jones, Jr. Museum of Art, Norman, Oklahoma
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Indiana
St. Peter Hospital, Family Practice Clinic, Olympia, Washington
Community Methodist Hospital, Henderson, Kentucky
Deaconess Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Bonner General Hospital "Art for the Soul" Collection, Sandpoint, Idaho

CORPORATE, ETC., COLLECTIONS (SELECTED)

Bristol-Myers Pharmaceutical Corporation, Evansville, Indiana
Oklahoma Allergy Clinic, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Women's Health Center, Salem, Oregon
Farmington United Methodist Church, Farmington, New Mexico
Dallas Family Medicine, Dallas, Oregon
Private Collections in the USA and France

COMMISSIONS

Family Practice Clinic at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia Washington, Original Oil Painting
Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City Oklahoma, Original Drawing
Private Collections in the US and France

EDUCATION

Workshop study with Jim Wilcox in Teton National Park 2004
Scholarship to study painting with Jim Daly at Scottsdale Artists School 1992
BFA Painting 1973, University of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma
Commercial Art Apprenticeship with Jack Moses, the artist's father. Oklahoma City 1965-1970

MEMBERSHIPS

Oil Painters of America
Plein Air Painters Of North Idaho
Arts Alliance, Sandpoint Idaho
Pend d'Oreille Arts Council, Sandpoint Idaho

TEACHING

1999-present, Art workshops and private lessons for pastel, oil painting and drawing, North Idaho.
1996, Pastel class teacher for Chemeketa Community College, Dallas, Oregon campus.
1984-87, Private Pastel and drawing instructor in the Oklahoma City area.

PUBLICATIONS (SELECTED)

2005-present, Contributing Editor to Art Calendar Magazine, a monthly artists' publication.
Nov 04, Feb 05 Art Calendar Magazine. Articles on the subject of painting miniatures and small paintings.
June 2001, Art Calendar Magazine. Article regarding conducting an art critique group.
Cover, The Jericho Plan, by David Reardon, Ph.D. "Her Choice", original oil on linen, 1996.
1995-96, Calendar, National Christian Fine Arts Exhibit, "Till He Appeared", original oil on linen 1995.
Page 27, Making a Living As An Artist, Pub. by Art Calendar, Carolyn Blakeslee, Editor. "After Dinner", original oil 1992.