Education:
1985 - Advanced Tole Painting Workshop Using Oil Medium (Judy Leslie, Instructor)
1997
- Oil / Watercolor Workshop, Sandhills Community College (Danila Devins, Instr.)
1998 - Painting Snow on Mountains in Oil Class (Kim
Cowger, Instructor)
1999 - Ocean Scene in
Oil Class (Kim Cowger, Instructor)
2002
- Still Life in Oil (David Weaver, Instructor)
2004 - Great
Faces Workshop (Luanna Winner, Instructor)
2005 - Oil Portrait Painting with Live Model (Peggy Bauemgaertner, Instructor)
2006 - Principles of Painting Workshop (Bob Way, Instructor)
2007 - Drawing Portraits in Charcoal and Graphite (Bob
Way, Instructor)
2008 - Painting Portraits in Oil
Workshop (Bob Way, Instructor)
2008 - The Michael Wilcox School of Color Workshop (Michael Wilcox, Instructor)
Juried
and Commercial Exhibitions:
2001 to 2010 - Annual
Art Exhibition, Artist League of the Sandhills, Aberdeen, NC
2001
- Artist of the Month Show at Artist League of the Sandhills, Aberdeen, NC
2003- 23rd Annual Fine Arts Festival, Southern Pines, NC
2003
- Artist of the Month Show at Artist League of the Sandhills, Aberdeen, NC
2003
- N.C. State Fair Fine Arts and Photography Competition, Raleigh, NC
2004
- Portrait Exhibition at Mid Pines Inn, Southern Pines, NC
2005
to 2011 - Annual Juried Show, Artist League of the Sandhills, NC
2005
- Artist of the Month Show at Artist League of the Sandhills,Aberdeen, NC
2005
- Weymouth Center for the Arts & Humanities Exhibition, Southern Pines, NC
2005 - 25th Annual Fine Arts Festival, Southern Pines, NC
2006
to 2010 - Instructor Shows, Artist League of the Sandhills, Aberdeen, NC
2006
- Central Security Exhibition, Southern Pines, NC
2006 - Penick
Village Art Show, Southern Pines, NC
2007 and 2008 - Whispers
Art and Craft Exhibit, Whispering Pines, NC
2008 - Art Exhibition
and Open House Show, Pinehurst, NC
2010- Don't Feed the Animals,
Artist League of the Sandhills, Aberdeen, NC
2010
- Palustrius Festival, Artist League of the Sandhills, Aberdeen, NC
2010
- Waterway Art Association Juried Exhiit. Calabash, NC
2010-
Solo Exhibition for month of October - Artist League of the Sandhills,
Aberdeen, NC
Awards and Accomplshments
2004
- People's Choice Award, in Annual November Show at Artist League of Sandhills
for "Sunset Beach"
2005 - The Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award from Governor Mike
Easley- Received
upon retirement from state government position at McCain Hospital in
recognition of extraordinary dedicated services and contributions of her art
work to the state agency.
2009 - 2nd Place Award in a Juried Show at the Artist League for oil
portrait of
her son,"Eric Strickland."
-
Honorable Mention Award for oil seascape, "The Salt Run Inlet."
2010 - 3rd Place Award in a Juried Show at the Artist League for oil
portrait of
her
granddaughter, "Ashlyn."
2010 - People's Choice Award
in Annual Artist League November Show for horse
portrait in oil "Waiting for an Apple"
2011- Best in Show Award and People's Choice Award in Absolutely Art Juried Show
at the Artist League
of the Sandhills for oil portrait "Let's Play Catch."
2011- 1st Place Award in Absolutely Art Juried Show at the Artist League
of the
Sandhills for oil portrait "Bubbles."