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Having graduated from Otis Parsons Art Institute
in Los Angeles California with a degree in Illustration, I went on
to work as a Freelance Illustrator for a variety of companies and ad
agencies. Establishing my own distinct style in illustration, and in
the process I won a Maggie Award from the city of Los Angeles for
Best Illustration. At the same time I was instructing at the very
young age of 22 for Cal State Los Angeles University.
After a very busy time with my
career, I experienced a strong desire to change my
direction. I was drawn to the Fine Art aspect of the
industry and pulling further away from the Editorial
Commercial Field. I wanted to combine my illustration
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To support that change I made the
move to Sedona to be in the southwest, surrounded by New
Mexico, Arizona and Mexico, all the rich cultures of the
area. Like so many other incredible southwest painters
that captured the color and the beauty of the land, I
chose to paint the people and the Missions of the
Spanish and the history of the Native Americans with
their celebration of living their lives with daily work
and prayer. I have created a style of bringing the
waters of California and the deserts of the Southwest to
create a world to tell you a story.
My art has been and is in some of the finest
galleries of the Southwest; Adieb Khadoure Fine Art on Canyon Road
in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Rogoway’s Turquoise Tortoise Tubac,
Arizona, and Austin Galleries in Austin, Texas. I was previously
with Lanning Gallery in Sedona for seven years, and then went on to
operating my own gallery in Sedona, Arizona. |
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"Place of the
Hummingbirds"
Triptych
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Now I'm happy to be doing my artwork
at my private studio in beautiful Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Experience the beauty of my Art.
The joy
and peace of my people and the world they live in. |
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Yours to ENJOY |
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Art Gallery |
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Artists Credits &
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2012 Cowgirl Up ! Exhibit,
Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg,
Arizona |
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2012 WAOW, Women Artist's
of the West, Associate member |
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2012 Mountain Oyster Club
Western Showcase, Tucson, Arizona |
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2011 Santa Fe New Mexico
Convention Center, Gallery presents... |
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2010 "Santa Fe Wine
Festival"
Poster Illustrator for 2010 |
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2010 Arizona
Representation
Mendivil & Hughes Fine Art, Scottsdale, Arizona |
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2009 Second Place, Santa
Fe New Mexico Poster Competition - 400th
Anniversary |
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2008-2009 Arizona
Representation at the "Joan Cawley Gallery" on Main
street in Scottsdale, Arizona |
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2008 January issue of
Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine - Featured Artist
article spread |
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2007 August-September
Art-Talk Magazine "Artist worth watching" |
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2006
National Publication Art - Talk Magazine
One in Eleven Rising Star in the Nation |
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2006 Sedona Jazz on the
Rocks 25th Anniversary Poster |
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2006 Sedona Jazz on the
Rocks
25th Anniversary Painting Auctioned
for the Highest Bid in History |
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2005 Arizona Governor
Janet Napolitano presents the award State Treasure -
"Javalinas on Parade" |
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2003 Art Life Magazine
Featured Interview |
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2000 Arizona Biltmore
Magazine
“Women of Arizona” |
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2000 “Women of Excellence”
Lanning Gallery of Sedona, Arizona |
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1999 “Fall Show” Sell Out
Show
Lanning Gallery of Sedona, Arizona |
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1993 Winner of the
Prestigious Maggie Award
“Best Illustration” Los Angeles, California |
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