BIO I grew up in cattle-and-oil country of northeastern Oklahoma, spending lots of time outdoors on a horse or turned loose with tools and materials from nature and a family of craftspeople. I later majored in art at the University of Tulsa, earned an MA in Painting, taught art in public schools and raised a son and daughter. I drew and painted, worried too much, did juried and invitational shows, and struggled through sad and dark years that are over now so I don’t dwell on them. It's just great to know that we can come through those things full circle and live in joy again. STATEMENT I basically document my beautiful-again simple life in New Mexico and Oklahoma. I paint the things that I love to look at and experience . I try to express the feeling of a windy day on the pasture, the joy of simple objects, and tell a visual story of a life filled with love, a spirit of play, and much gratitude. I hope my viewers relate to something in my work or feel like picking up a brush themselves, finding their lives a little richer.