Although drawing and painting were my passion since childhood, I only found time to paint occasionally while earning my M.A and Ph.D. in biology. I started painting full time after retiring from my careers. I spent twenty years as a scientist and college educator and another twenty in biotechnology business development.
Now I spend almost every day exploring and enjoying the wonders of watercolor. Each new painting is both a challenge and a reward.
JURIED SHOWS
Watercolor shows
2026 - Philadelphia Watercolor Society 126th International Exhibition (Ng Woon Lam, juror)
2026 - Louisiana Watercolor Society 56th International Exhibition (Matthew Bird, juror)
2026 - San Diego Watercolor Society Out 'n' About Plein Air (Ken Goldman – juror)
2025 - San Diego Watercolor Society Out 'n' About Plein Air (Geoff Allen – juror)
2025 - Society of Watercolor Artists International Exhibition (Michael Holter, juror)
2025 - Louisiana Watercolor Society 55th International Exhibition (David R. Smith, juror)
2025- Georgia Watercolor Society 48th National Exhibition (Ryan Fox, juror)
2024 - San Diego Watercolor Society Out 'n' About Plein Air (Shuang Li - juror)
2024 - Watercolor Art Society Houston - 47th International Watermedia (Vladeslav Yeilseyev - juror)
2024 – California Watercolor Association 54th National online (Carolyn Lord - juror)
2023 - Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous Open International (Kathleen Conover - juror)
2023 - Transparent Watercolor Society of America - 1st online (Laurie Goldstein-Warren – juror)
2023 - Watercolor Art Society Houston - 46th International Exhibition (Brenda Swenson - juror)
2022 - Louisiana Watercolor Society 52nd International Exhibition (Ken Call – juror)
2022 - Georgia Watercolor Society National Exhibition (Mark Mehaffey - juror)
2021 - Aqueous USA - 44th National Kentucky Watercolor Society (Iain Stewart - juror)
2020 - Georgia Watercolor Society National Exhibition (Linda Baker – juror)
2020 - Watercolor Art Society Houston – 43rd International Watermedia (Eric Weigardt – juror)
2019 - Aqueous USA – 42nd National Kentucky Watercolor Society (Paul Jackson – juror)
2019 - Texas Watercolor Society – 70th Annual National Exhibit (Carol Carter – juror)
2018 - Aqueous USA – 41st National Kentucky Watercolor Society (Liang Quan Zhen - juror)
2017 - Rockies West National – Western Colorado Watercolor Society (Iain Stewart – juror)
All media Shows
2025 - California Art Club – Saint Mary's College Museum of Art - “Echoes of Yosemite”
2025 - Santa Cruz California Landscape Exhibition
2024 - Yosemite Renaissance 39
2024 - California Art Club "Excellence in Traditional Fine Art - Sensations of Summer" online
2023 - California Art Club "Excellence in Traditional Fine Art - Autumn Splendor" online
2022, 2015 - Greater Bay Area Open
2020 - California Art Club "Welcome to California" online
2020 - California Art Club, "Our World Reimagined", online
2019 - California Art Club, Muckenthaler Cultural Center “Autumn Impressions”
2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 - Randy Higbee 6” Squared
2018 - Filoli - Landscapes of the Golden State
2019, 2018, 2017 (first place award) – Arts Council for Monterey
2017 - Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Ocean & Forest Gallery shows
“Birds, Bees and Botanicals” “1st Annual Waterworks” “Salute to Our National Parks” “Art & Nature”
2016 - Santa Cruz Art League “Arrangements in Black & White” & “Energy & Stillness” (abstract)
2015 - California Art Club, Altadena Town & Country Club “Spirit of Adventure”
2015 - Santa Cruz Art League “85th Annual Statewide Landscape” & “Beasts of Broadway”
2015 - Point Lobos Foundation (one of ten paintings selected for reproduction as notecards)
2015 - California Art Club, Altadena Town & Country Club
2012 - Triton Statewide Watercolor
PLEIN AIR EVENTS
2021 - Frank Bette Paint Out (juried for entry)
2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 - Mendocino Open Paint Out
2019 - North Lake Tahoe (juried for entry) – “People’s Choice” award
2019 - Capitola Paint Out (juried for entry)
MEMBERSHIP
National Watercolor Association California Watercolor Association
Transparent Watercolor Association Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Association
Watercolor West
California Art Club
