Artist Bio
          
          
          
            I took landscape oil painting classes in high school from a local artist.  I was commissioned to paint for a lady in our home town of Pontotoc who had built a new house.  She saw a painting of mine displayed at the library.  I started painting again about 10 years ago taking lessons from Beth Dean.  I became interested in portrait painting and took lessons from Herb Mays.  The last several years I have enjoyed taking workshops. I have taken workshops lead by Susan Patton, Dawn Whitelaw, and Rose Frantzen.   The paintings I have sold have all been commissions  by people that I know or have seen my work.