I am a 1995 graduate of Northern Michigan University with a BS Degree in Art and Design and a Minor in History. As you can see from my work, I paint, in watercolor, two types of work: imaginary and from life. I am a painter who paints by emotion and spontaneity and instinct because I am after the feel of things, the essence and spirit of an image, not literal interpretation, but expressionism. I am very influenced by Emil Nolde, Pierre Bonnard, and Vincent Van Gogh. I have been in local, regional, and national shows. I have been a serious painter since I...more
