Artist Statement

My artwork is created through the love and inspiration of The Creator and from the desires He created in me to express my love and appreciation of His art in nature and life. Through the use color and composition I desire to draw the viewer into the painting. The color and drawing is not photo realism, but warmed or cooled and drawn by my desires to express myself, usually bright expressing my joy. Joy to me is my focus: Jesus, Others and You (Me) in that order. One of my favorite verses is Nehemiah 8:10 “The JOY of the Lord is my strength.”
The desire to express myself through art started when I picked up my first box of crayons and continued as I attended Southern Methodist University and majored in art education, continuing, as I shared my love of art with young children and middle schoolers in teaching them to express themselves….sharing tools, techniques and creativity. Today, my desire is to inspire others to use their God given creative talents. I like this quote by James Dobson, “I will consider my earthly existence to have been wasted unless I can recall a loving family, a consistent investment in the lives of people, and an earnest attempt to serve the God who made me. Nothing else makes much sense.”
Psalm 103 2-5 “Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” Gerry Crow Roeder
I began as a Crow, now soar as an Eagle!

This is "Blue Gate". It is a pastel done o

Publish Post

n Kitty Wallis pastel board and is 9x12. It is unframed at this point, but ready to sign and frame for the HCAC show at the Cain Center. I will also be making note cards of the Santa Fe series if you are interested.

Santa Fe Adobe

Everyone seemed to like my last Canyon Road Painting. This is another pastel done on Kitty Wallis board. I t is larger (9x12) I love the bright Southwestern colors. It is for sale but I would like to put it in the Henderson County Art Club Exhibit the weekend of April 25. I am in the process of getting some art work framed. "Santa Fe Adobe"

Low Water Bridge

This 9x12 pastel done from a photo I took at Horeshoe Bay (Marble Falls) The view is from a low water bridge and looks over at a golf hole. I look forward to going down again the end of October.

Ike Evacuee

I did this 6x8 pastel of a white heron as Hurricane Ike came through. Our lights flickered once, but after a lot of prep it was a non event. We usually have a white heron or a large blue (We call Guneybird) on our top deck rail every morning. What a beautiful sight. He is not really an evauee, but a regular visitor.

"Santa Fe Sunflower"

This was so simple and bright that I decided to use it on my business card. It was a Christmas gift so it is not available, but I can probably do another.

"Canyon Road Adobe"

This was done from a photo taken while in Santa Fe. I would love to go back. The area and art are such an inspiration.