My work is done traditionally in watercolor in a soft color palette. Clients appreciate my ability to render figures realistically with a wide range of emotional expression. I’ve specialized in artwork for children’s publishing in trade, periodical and educational materials for over 20 years.
My academic training while earning a BFA at Carnegie Mellon University taught me a painter’s aesthetic. Hours of life drawing led to an adeptness at portraying people naturally. I learned the technical part working in the field while applying my painter’s eye to assignments.
My home/studio is in central Pennsylvania where I live with my husband, Lou. Our son, Amos, is now grown but appears in a lot of my early work. Now, I rely on children in my neighborhood for inspiration.
Partial client list: Boyds Mills Press, Creative Pages, F+W Publications, Harcourt, Inc., Highlights for Children, Inc., Houghton Mifflin Co., McGraw-Hill, Pearson Learning, Playskool Books, Pocket Books, Pockets Magazine, Quarasan Group, Rigby, Scholastic, Inc., Scott Foresman, Steck-Vaughn, Sundance Publishing, Zaner-Bloser, Inc.