Art through Space and Time

My story so far – living in exciting places at just the right time. How can I explain my good fortune in people and opportunity. My time and space has continued to offer a quiet invitation to the creative. I was not always in a secure financial or emotional/psychological state to produce art in a traditional way, but somehow I have found my way in the world of Art and Science.

I call my nautilus painting above “Pro-Life” because it is such a beautiful example of the Golden Mean, or Phi. This is a mathematical pattern found throughout nature, having a seemingly irrational sequence. Math is the language of time and space.

Boulder Colorado 1970-1980

Teaching art through the City of Boulder was a gift from my mentor, Loxie Richardson. She moved away and left her classes to me. Teaching improved my skill level because I had to repeat the basics regularly. When you are a realist with visual form, it is challenging to stretch yourself for the creative. In Boulder, I taught classes at the Harbeck House, a beautiful old mansion. My favorite model was Gloria who had exotic costumes and strength for posing.

Carbondale Colorado 1980-1990

My Carbondale years were my portrait painting years, and as I was a cook at the local Basalt Senior Center, I had my choice of some lovely characters. Additionally I co-directed the Carbondale Preschool and Kindergarten with Sally Friend, who still holds a grudge for the way I abandoned her for higher education in Fort Collins CO, but really we were starting to starve working in childcare.

Colorado State University

I returned to school in the late 1988 to pursue a degree in occupational therapy. While there I earned a minor in neuroanatomy. One of my elective courses was scientific illustration.

Drawing from another illustration, The Inner Ear

Grand Junction

I moved to Grand Junction in 1992, after graduating from CSU in Occupational Therapy. I was obsessed with the landscape;

Skateboarders

My kids were risk takers, the early adopters of extreme sports and I channeled my worry through capturing their poses in mid air.

Yoga poses

Throughout my early years in Grand Junction I opened my home to occupational therapy students, students of the Yoga Academy and travel nurses. Sometimes the Yoga students would pose as models.