Artisticality
Art & Me...
I've always liked to draw pictures. When I was younger, I didn't think I was very good at it, so I took photographs as a means of expression. Then one year in college, a professor of film at the University of Oregon, David Foster, saw some of my drawings and suggested I send some of them to Psychology Today Magazine!” I got later on, over time, how a simple comment, could unkowingly change the course of someone's life. And, it was enough encouragement for me to graduate with my Bachelor's degree in Psychology, and head off to Art School! Sadly, I never got a chance to thank him. When I looked him up years later, I was told he'd been killed in a tragic accident.
I first attended the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, and later moved to L.A. to attend the Art Center College of Design, in Pasadena. I worked as a Freelance Illustrator for 15 years in L.A., New York, Seattle and San Francisco. Clients included the L.A. Times, Business Week Magazine, Parents Magazine, Family Circle, McMillan and other publishers. I worked in Advertising on accounts for McDonald's, Chevron, American Express and PG&E among others.
Looking to be more involved with humans, and for a way to make a difference in the world, I went back to school, changed careers, and eventually became the “Wellness/Crisis Counselor” for the 1300 students at a high school near San Francisco. Some of my most rewarding drawings, were caricatures of the kids I met with, as a pass back to class! Over the years I've heard from former students, letting me know they still had those drawings! When I retired from the High School, I returned to my exploration of Art, studying drawing and painting at the College of Marin in the Bay Area.
And so, as my schizophrenic path winds on, this site represents some of who I was and who I am in Art. A friend mentioned that the work presented here is "sort of all over the place!" So it seems to go! I'm always open, if you have questions or comments. Thanks for visiting!
