My Bio

I grew up on a farm in north-western Indiana in the small town of LaPorte.  Many of my paintings are inspired from these early years living in the beautiful countryside.  I had dogs, many cats and a pony named Thunder.  I spent many days riding that pony pretending I was the female version of the Lone Ranger.  My imagination was at work constantly.

 I loved to read as a child and started writing poetry and short stories.  I wanted to become a writer!  Who knew how things would turn out!  I ended up going to college for three years at Indiana University, first for journalism (which I hated) and then psychology (I loved).  But during my junior year I got married and had a daughter.  I put my life on hold so I could enjoy those first years with her.  Then I discovered something I would never have guessed...I wanted to continue to be a stay-at-home mom.  Never saw it coming!  I had two more children, sons, and my family was complete!  I loved being a mom!  And still do!  But my kids grew up and didn't need me all the time anymore!  So I had to find my own life again....

 That is when I discovered wonderful original art on Ebay.  I bought a piece here and a piece there and I got so excited about art!  After a while I thought about trying to paint myself.  I never really had any art classes outside of the ones in elementry school, so it was a leap for me!  I spent months reading through painting books, learning about paint, brush strokes, etc.  I started practicing on paper and finally the big day came--canvas!  It was a scary and exciting day as I painted my first real painting.  I put it up for sale on Ebay for a very cheap price, but it sold! I was amazed!!  I was hooked!  I kept painting and people kept buying, so I kept painting!  Soon I raised my prices and my art still sold!  I was so happy and grateful and I still am! 

   Over five years later I am still selling on Ebay and have branched out to Cafe' Press, Artfire, Imagekind, Red Bubble, Fine Art America and Zazzle.   I have done quite a few commission paintings and my paintings have sold internationally.   Just recently, I self-published a children's book on Blurb.com and used my paintings to illustrate the book, titled, "The Sleep Fairy and Her Magic Sheep." I am very grateful to be doing something I love so very much!