I am a terrific artist. I know because people keep telling me I am. I have been a professional artist since 1983 when I finished college, the name of which I won’t mention because that would be boring. But, I guess I have been an artist since I could hold a pencil.

Without my husband to support me, I would be working at a job that pays. There is nothing glamorous about being a starving artist.

Multimedia Artist
That is I use a lot of different stuff to create art. Possessing a true creative spirit, it is impossible for me to focus on one medium. Some of which include: Watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, photography, colored pencils, ink, charcoal, pencil, potter’s wheel, gourds, basketry, calligraphy and beads.

Awards
I didn’t think you wanted to read a list of awards that I have won in cities from Reno to the Bay Area. So I won’t list them.

I Take Commissions
If you like my paintings, baskets and gourds, but you have something different in mind, give me a call. I got the request that is supposed to be every artist’s nightmare, “Paint me a picture to match my couch.” It came from my mother.

Art Teacher
Classes in Colfax.

Okay, I have a degree in education. So I teach classes in:

• painting
• drawing
• pottery
• basket weaving
• calligraphy
• bead knitting

Teaching art classes sort of helps pay the rent on my art studio. But no kidding, I love to teach. It comes naturally to me.

I didn’t need to study education to figure that one out. I can teach anyone to draw, given they have an interest and are willing to practice.

What sells best?
Anything three-dimensional. The closer you can get an item of art to performing a function, the more justified is the purchase. The American public, I have read, is not comfortable spending money on paintings. Paintings are generally considered an untouchable luxury. Decorated gourds sell the best, or whatever has the lowest price. If I tried to earn as much as minimum wage for time spent creating my art, it would not sell.