About the Artist
Having had no previous experience or training, I started painting in late 2004. I have had extensive exhibition experience since then, being juried into exhibits by notable figures in the art world including MFAH curator Alison de Lima Greene, former executive director Houston Museum District Julie Farr, art collector Lester Marks, the late Texas Art curator Clint Willour, the late Bert Long and others. I’ve won several awards for my work throughout the years.
I spent my formative years in Mississippi, but attended high school and college in Hawaii. Met and married my husband, the Amazing Reese in Aspen, Colorado, and we briefly lived in southern California before moving back to my husband’s hometown of Houston. Our family, which includes four daughters, has lived in Houston since 1984 in the East End, the Third Ward, and most recently the Rice U/Med Center area.
Artist Statement
Art is beauty in ordinary moments.
Subject matter for my paintings is propelled by my personal belief that common moments are beautiful and worth capturing in a two-dimensional format. There is a realistic quality to my work, but it is more about a moment, rather than focusing on details. Because my eyesight is bad, my work is slightly out of focus. Even so, the general impression is one of tranquility. I call my style “fuzzy realism”.
I love painting figurative work and portraits and prefer working in oils on linen.
Exhibits
- April 2024 — Visual Arts Alliance, 40th Juried Open Exhibition, The Jung Center Houston
- February 2023 — Masur Museum of Art, 60th Annual Juried Exhibition, Monroe, LA
- October 2022 — Gallerium Art, Cancer: Never Give Up Exhibition
- May 2022 — Visual Arts Alliance, 38th Juried Open Exhibition, “Other Stories About Who We Are”
- April 2022 — Visual Arts Alliance, 38th Juried Membership Exhibition
- November 2020 — Visual Arts Alliance, 37th Juried Membership Exhibition
- July 2020 — Archway Gallery, 11th Annual Juried Exhibition
- July 2016 — Archway Gallery, 8th Annual Juried Exhibition
- May 2014 –Visual Arts Alliance, 31st Juried Open Juried Exhibition
- July 2012 — Archway Gallery, 4th Annual Juried Exhibition
- July 2011 — Archway Gallery, 3rd Juried Exhibition
- November 2010 — Art League Houston 2010 Juried Member Exhibition, “Gambol”
- November 2010 — Betz Art Gallery, “Twelve By Twelve” Show
- February 2010 — Caroline Collective “Critically Caroline/Massive Collection” exhibit
- October 2009 — Rice University art exhibit in conjunction with Shell Center for Sustainability Houston Water Conference
- October 2009 — Houston Civic Art Association Greater Houston Open Show; first place (semi pro)- “Symphony in Flesh Tones and Pink” honorable mention – “First Time at the Rodeo” honorable mention – “Hilary Holding the Baby”
- June 2009 — Art on Loan Exhibit for the City of Houston City Hall Annex
- September 2008 — Xnihilo Gallery Showcase Showdown Peoples’ Choice for Best in Show
- May 2008 — Simply Art Gallery Galveston, TX
- May 2007 — The Glassell School of Art Studio School Student Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts Houston
- February 2007 — “Finding Beauty in the Everyday” Earth Gallery
- November 2006 — “Finding My Glasses” Solo Exhibit, Baquero Gallery
- May 2005 — Bethlehem Haven “It’s About Time” Pittsburgh, PA, “Recalled to Life” mixed media, 2nd place
- March 2005 — Solo Exhibit, Pioneer Memorial Museum