Associates degree: Art Studies Community College of Vt. 1985 / 31/2 yrs.
Memorial Drafting : 1yr Degree SHC of VT. / 1986
Architectural Drafting: 1yr Certificate Ind, MN / 1989
Private Studies : 2yr Studies in Wurzburg & Uttingen, Germany, 1989 - 1991
President of Paletteers, a local art organization, 1987-1989
Private Instructor / high school students / Portfolio Preparation for College students / 1987- 1989
While in Germany ,I was employed by the U.S. Army as an art instructor which included teaching ceramics with painting and glazing techniques, providing art instructions in multiple mediums such as drawing , acrylics and oil paint, brush and tool techniques to achieve a landscape or portrait painting. working with soldiers and their families, as well as individuals willing to learn.
Artists that influenced my style of painting were Leonardo Davinci, Monat as well as Chinese forms of art . The artist in Vermont were more influential in my life because of their expertise. Bernadette Eddy was my greatest influence. She traveled all over the world, studying in Europe and the United States. I met Bernadette in my college studies and worked with her to develop my own style of painting. Her vast knowledge of art and techniques excited me to stay on with my true love of art. I also studied with a gentleman by the name of Roy Earl, an old country soul, so free with his paint, His views and techniques were fluid, working with large interior and exterior surfaces. Roy Earl encouraged me to grow artistically with his expertise in mural painting.