Fine Art:
Studied painting with Gearld Merfeld, 1974- 1987
Accepted in the 2021 Western Federation of Watercolor Societies (WFWS46) show
33th Annual Colorado Watercolor Society exhibition, 31st, 30th, 29th
Aspen Chapel Gallery, Happy Trails, Group show, 2021. Indepence Pass, Group show, 2024
Visual Valley Art Show, 39th, 41st 42nd, Carbondale, Colorado
Oak Park Art League members exhibits, 2016, 2017, 2018
Plein Air Painters Of New Mexico, 13th annual exhibition, 2021, 14th, 15th
Plain Air Artists of Colorado, 2021, 2022
2nd place winner at the Alla Prima exhibition, Art of the Sangres, Westcliffe, Colorado, 2023
Winner 2nd place, Colorado Watercolor Society, 2024, Curtis Art Center, Greenwood, Colorado
Winner, Artists Choice Award, Redstone Plein Air Event, 2024, Redstone Gallery
Illustration/ Cartoons:
Illustrator of over 26 picture books for children
Three gold medals, Society of Illustrators
Golden Kite winner, Society Of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators 2006
Golden Kite honor, Society Of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators 2020
Numerous State awards
Illinois Reads, 2008, 2009, 2020
Included in numerous Library Guild selections including a Gold Standard
Communications Arts, Illustration Annual, Award of Excellence, 2024
First Place, House Ad Promotion, Colorado Press Association, 2022
First Place, investigative news article collaboration, 2022
First Place, investigative news article collaboration, 2021