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Silhouettes often fascinate me, and they create such wonderful patterns. Since this plant was situated in a woven basket, I decided to cut strips of painted paper and actually weave them into the painting.

Watercolors have always fascinated me, as have textures. So I sometimes combine rice paper or charcoal on my paintings. This adds an effect that I cannot achieve in any other way. The theme of nature with which my paintings deal is sometimes representational, other times more impressionistic, and occasionally abstract. The beautiful countryside of Waupaca County provides me with an endless amount of inspirational subject matter. Our beautiful home and studio near Iola, Wisconsin was my own design and includes gallery space and work areas where I can give individual instruction. I have had my work accepted in over 200 exhibitions in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois, including sixteen national, eight international, and ten...