Stirring paint allows me to be mindful.Įnlisted at 32, made it through Basic Training using many tubes of Ben Gay.

I started acrylic abstract painting to calm my mind. My son, Jason, was killed in a tragic accident in September 2018. I loved the military, and I appreciate all that other Veterans have given. I am a disabled Veteran who has had migraine headaches since 1980, but still trying to be of service to those around me. I retired from The Ohio State University and moved to Ormond Beach in 2013. Although, following a technical career path in the military and private sector, I kept my hand in the art world by continuing to paint/exhibit and work freelance when it was available. After high school, I attended The Paier School of Art, receiving formal training in drawing, painting and acquired a fondness for the watercolor medium. From an early age I liked to be creative, wanting to draw pictures depicting stories that I had heard or recreating the action and atmosphere of historical themes. I am originally from New Haven, Connecticut. I served in the Air Force assigned to AF Civil Engineering as a facilities and airfield electrical maintenance technician.

Although I was too young to comprehend War, I knew that his coming home safely was something special. I was given the task of putting a small paper American flag in each corner of the patriotic cake my Grandma had baked. I remember as a young girl, my Grandparent’s joy in celebrating my Uncle John returning home from War.

Ormond beach cake wars