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Welcome to Wild 4 Art®. My journey focuses on telling the story of amazing wildlife and helping others learn to oil paint.
Welcome to Wild 4 Art®. My journey focuses on telling the story of amazing wildlife and helping others learn to oil paint.
I am a Florida resident where I practiced as a Registered Nurse in healthcare administration – improving the quality of healthcare for the patients we served. I graduated from the University of South Florida, receiving a master’s degree in nursing with a specialization in adult education. I grew up loving art, but also service to others.
I am a Florida resident where I practiced as a Registered Nurse in healthcare administration – improving the quality of healthcare for the patients we served. I graduated from the University of South Florida, receiving a master’s degree in nursing with a specialization in adult education. I grew up loving art, but also service to others. My passion for wildlife was recognized through birding expeditions including the jungles of Peru and Costa Rica. I find immense inspiration photographing wildlife, habitats and the many interesting people who represent the various cultures around the world. Many of my photographs become the subject of my artwork. As a teacher, I share stories of my travels and teach not only oil technique, but also express my profound sense of wonder about the subjects being painted and their importance to the planet.
As a workshop, self-taught and self-motivated artist, I paint in a traditional representational style in oil and have been blessed to receive several local awards for my art work. Oil captures the wide spectrum of colors, textures and brush strokes needed to convey the emotion, power and uniqueness of each subject. Most of my art is creat
As a workshop, self-taught and self-motivated artist, I paint in a traditional representational style in oil and have been blessed to receive several local awards for my art work. Oil captures the wide spectrum of colors, textures and brush strokes needed to convey the emotion, power and uniqueness of each subject. Most of my art is created in studio from the photographs I have taken, although I also enjoy painting en plein air some portraiture work and I am a Certified Bob Ross Instructor in Landscape.
My students are amazing and as we share time with brushes in hand, we learn a lot from each other. I am especially motivated to help beginner painters - encouraging them to reach their goals in oil painting. I have developed a proprietary methodology used to teach beginner painters the techniques of oil painting. This method provides a roadmap for how to paint and offers beginners an easy to use process for success. Classes I teach are low stress, encouraging and fun with many returning students in weekly classes and workshops.
So many blessings have occurred in my life that inspire and motivate me to paint and teach. My family and dear friends have always been so encouraging and inspiring! I have had the privilege of running through the mud in the South American Rainforest to see a Resplendent Quetzal fly high above the trees with its 2-foot-long tail. I hav
So many blessings have occurred in my life that inspire and motivate me to paint and teach. My family and dear friends have always been so encouraging and inspiring! I have had the privilege of running through the mud in the South American Rainforest to see a Resplendent Quetzal fly high above the trees with its 2-foot-long tail. I have also watched a tiger amble it's way to a stream in India. I can't help but have a sense of wonder about our natural world and the non-human inhabitants we share the planet with. At the same time, the many people I meet as I travel have been so generous, sharing their culture and a short time in their life with me. The experience of seeing such beautiful sights and meeting such beautiful people firsthand is what motivates me to create a painting so others may share the beauty of our world. While photographs are a wonderful resource, most artists will tell you that great paintings are emotional ones, those that help the viewer feel something. This is what I strive to create in my work - that feeling of connection to my subjects and I hope my viewers feel it also.