Watercolor captures my heart in a way that keeps me challenged and engaged in creating art. I work out of my home in Millersville, Maryland and try to spend as much time as I can painting outdoors.
SERVING THE ARTS COMMUNITY
2026 - Chair “Paint Kent Island” (plein air event)
2025-2026 - Education Chair Kent Island Federation of Arts
2024-2026 - Watercolor Basics Instructor
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2026 People’s Choice, River Arts Paint Chestertown, “After the Rain”
2025 1st Place, 62nd Members Show Kent Island Federation of Art “Bulrushes”
2025 Honorable Mention, KIFA Black and White, “A Penny for Your Thoughts”
2025 Honorable Mention, KIFA, “On the Edge of Night”
2024 2nd Place, KIFA Absolutely Abstract “Hike to the Top”
2024 People’s Choice, KIFA Nostalgic Structures, “Still Standing”
2023 3rd Place, Adkins Arboretum Plein Air Event “Welcome Bridge”
2023 Honorable Mention, KIFA Absolutely Abstract “Bursting Forth,” “Beyond the Boundaries,” “Moonlit”
Current Memberships
Baltimore Watercolor Society Signature Member (2025) 2023-2026
Baltimore Watercolor Society Associate Member 2023-2024
Art East Queen Anne’s County - 2024-2026
Working Artists Forum Easton, MD (WAF) Juried Member - 2023-2026
Kent Island Federation of Arts - 2023-2026
American Watercolor Society - 2023-2026
West River Artists - 2022-2026
Plein Air Painters of the Chesapeake Bay (PAPCB) - 2022-2026
Annapolis Watercolor Club - 2021-2026
Academy Arts Museum, Easton MD - 2021-2026
Art instruction …
Nishita Jain 2024-2026 - Mentor/Instructor
Gary Tucker 2025 (on location maritime plein air workshop, Oxford, MD)
Nicolas Lopez 2024 “The Language of Water” (online)
Thomas Schaller 2023 “Drawing and Perspective” (Terracotta)
A few of the many artists who Inspire me …
Nicolas Lopez Herman Pekel Alvaro Castagnet
Joseph Zbukvic Chien Chung Wei
Jasmine Huang Gareth Edwards John Blockley
Hudson River Painters