My artwork has received numerous awards and is held in many private and public collections throughout
the country. These collections include IMPAC, Dr. Ben Carson of Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Charlotte County
Justice Center and the Proctor and Gamble Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio.
For ten years
I served as the Assistant Instructor at ArtStudy, Giverny, France. This program specialized in Plein Air Painting in the French
countryside. We visited many French villages studying their history and painting their special venues.
Board Service includes:
Punta Gorda Historic Mural Society
PG Business & Community Alliance
(President in 1997).
Board & Building Committee Member
and Exhibitions Chair for the Visual
Arts Center in Punta Gorda
Instructor: Visual Arts Center, PGorda
Sarasota Fine Arts Society (1994-96)
Florida Southern College, Arcadia
Assistant, ArtStudy Giverny, France
Assistant, Daniel E.Greene Workshops
Educational background:
BS Degree from William and Mary, Virginia
Selected classes in Fine Art at the
Ringling School of Art & Design in
Sarasota, and the Columbus College of Art
and Design, Columbus,Ohio
1995 - Selected for Leadership Charlotte,
Charlotte County, Florida
2009 - Received the "Charlie Award" for
Lifetime Achievement in the Arts,
Charlotte County, Florida
I am the owner and primary instructor at Red Hat Studio, 311 Taylor Street in Punta Gorda's historic district. The studio offers fine art classes in painting (acrylic and oil), drawing, stained glass design and mural design.
