Description

Watts Dock, Cowpasture.

Acrylic. Framed. 6-1/2″ x 8-1/2.”

Gallery Retail Value = $160.

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About the Artist:

I prefer to paint from observation outside when possible.  It is in the electrically changed moments of direct observation that I can paint without structure, just like a child! It is there that I can have a frenetic dance with the visual responses of color around me.

My latest paintings include studies of the rapids and water stretches of the Cowpasture River in Bath County where the light flickers in concert with the roar of the rushing water, all of which are accompanied by the rhythmic movement of sweat bees, gnats, and crawdads.

When I am not painting at the river, my interest is small treasures from nature — flowers or seed pods that delight the eye and calm me into a meditative investigation.

Education

1978            Studies Abroad, University of Georgia, Cortona Italy

1974            Master of Science, Art Education, Radford University, Virginia

1973             Bachelor of Arts, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

Teaching Experience

2004-2017      Boonsboro Elementary, Bedford County Schools- Art

1994-2004      Forest Middle School – Art

1976-1984      Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke, Virginia, Art

1974-1976       Va. Tech – Adjunct faculty- Design