Although my first love is fine art, I have a true passion for children's book illustration. The marriage of the two is what I hope my illustration artwork expresses. I graduated from Parsons School of Design with a degree in fine art. I teach painting and drawing in a variety of venues to students of all ages. I enjoy the process enormously and reap the benefits of all their creative muses. After having children of my own and getting into the wonderful habit of reading thousands of books to them, I was moved to create children's illustrations of my own. Thus, I 'm an aspiring children's book illustrator. In addition to that, I exhibit locally and produce commissioned portraits and landscape paintings. My sense of work ethic and dedication to my passion for art makes me an easy and reliable person to work with, always delivering my projects complete and on time.
Presently, I teach art history and drawing and painting courses at Dominican College.
In addition, I teach fine arts to adults and general art to children
at the JCC of Rockland facility. I have taught a variety of art
workshops for the Rockland Center for the Arts, Rockland Community
College and the North Rockland School District where I reside.
On another note, one of my favorite activities is being the
moderator for the illustrator's critique group blog I formed a few
years back. I receive invaluable feedback from the close knit group of
artist members and maintain an open eye for improving my work
continuously.
Most of my free time is spent with my husband, Thomas, watching
our kids grow, much too fast mind you, in Stony Point, New York where I
love to paint, read, cook and listen to classical music . I am a member
of the following organizations: The Graphic Artist's Guild, Society of
Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the Arts Council of
Rockland.
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