On Memorial weekend some years ago I went to the Sacramento area to go rafting with a good friend of mine and her husband.We stayed with one of his siblings and I met an inspirational woman named Helen.She showed me her pastel paintings which were wonderful!I wanted to paint just like her.I have always been interested in painting and art but after a few attempts I just knew that it wasn’t in the cards for me.She challenged me to paint a tree that was on a napkin we happened to have with our dinner that night.So returning to my home in Fresno I attempted to do just that, getting myself a small set of pastels. Well, again I didn’t do very well but decided to take an art class at Clovis Adult School. I’ve been painting and continuing those classes ever since!It’s been a wonderful journey for me.I would encourage anyone with the slightest desire of painting to simply pick up a brush or pastel and splash the canvass with inspiration. When creating a piece I have found it is how one looks at something; the lights, darks, textures, shapes…but mainly ones viewpoint. Born in Seattle my parents moved to the Monterey area while I was still an infant and then to various places in the East Bay.I settled in Fresno with my husband and son in 1980.
