Before delving into the painting world I was a professional photographer, mostly photographing children in natural settings. Along with my photography, my experience in advertising agencies producing print and broadcast ads gave me broad insight into lighting and composition which I bring to my paintings. Wherever I go I see landscapes and objects and lighting from a painter’s perspective. My love for painting in oil is technically strengthened by my participation in numerous regional art classes. A native of Lookout Mountain, TN, and a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, I am now an empty nester of five children. I enjoy pursuing my passion to paint the beauty around me, and have been honored to have been accepted into several juried shows. My business venture, Art and Soul, allows me to showcase multiple Southern artists’ works along with my own work in shows around the Southeast.