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Originally from Washington State, I've never been able to stay put in one place . . . and I like it that way! I've lived in Germany, Colorado, Scotland, Nevada, and Canada so far. Now I'm back in the beautiful western Colorado town of Grand Junction.
I tend to divide my life up into chapters. After childhood, and a very fun but short stint at college, I joined the Air Force. I spent four years at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, working in Accounting and Finance. It was in Europe that my love for travel was ignited. After several years of putzing about, working at this job or that, I was picked up by the Federal Aviation Administration as an air traffic controller. I moved metal at the Enroute Centers in Seattle and Denver for twenty-three years before retiring on my fiftieth birthday. (Yes, I know . . . I'm lucky!). To celebrate, I put all my belongings in storage and hit the road. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, I traveled through Europe, Africa, and Asia for fourteen months. Good times! Then began the artistic chapter of my life.
I began painting a long time ago, specializing in oils. In Colorado, I exhibited at Oakley Gallery and Main Street Gallery in Grand Junction, and at the Blue Pig Gallery in Palisade. For three short, heady months, I was a guest artist at Andrea's in Scottsdale, Arizona. Right now, my work is shown at the awesome Craig Gallery in Palisade. My focus has recently been on vignettes of classic automobiles, but am planning on a new series featuring the native desert plants here in the Valley.
As for my writing, I had already reached the wrong side of fifty when I started, beginning with a travel blog as I wandered the world. I have since finished two novels of a planned trilogy, and am working on the third book...I have unfortunately left my protagonists in dire straits! I am still searching for an agent . . . wish me luck!
I tend to divide my life up into chapters. After childhood, and a very fun but short stint at college, I joined the Air Force. I spent four years at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, working in Accounting and Finance. It was in Europe that my love for travel was ignited. After several years of putzing about, working at this job or that, I was picked up by the Federal Aviation Administration as an air traffic controller. I moved metal at the Enroute Centers in Seattle and Denver for twenty-three years before retiring on my fiftieth birthday. (Yes, I know . . . I'm lucky!). To celebrate, I put all my belongings in storage and hit the road. Based in Glasgow, Scotland, I traveled through Europe, Africa, and Asia for fourteen months. Good times! Then began the artistic chapter of my life.
I began painting a long time ago, specializing in oils. In Colorado, I exhibited at Oakley Gallery and Main Street Gallery in Grand Junction, and at the Blue Pig Gallery in Palisade. For three short, heady months, I was a guest artist at Andrea's in Scottsdale, Arizona. Right now, my work is shown at the awesome Craig Gallery in Palisade. My focus has recently been on vignettes of classic automobiles, but am planning on a new series featuring the native desert plants here in the Valley.
As for my writing, I had already reached the wrong side of fifty when I started, beginning with a travel blog as I wandered the world. I have since finished two novels of a planned trilogy, and am working on the third book...I have unfortunately left my protagonists in dire straits! I am still searching for an agent . . . wish me luck!