My Artwork.

After retiring in 2005 I began spending much of the time at my easel. I started what I called my “Thieve’s Garden” based on succulents I collected in Hollywood Hills while walking my dog. I was fascinated with the variety and colors in the succulents growing there, and I took cuttings home with me. They grew quickly and became my focus in painting. Our move to New Mexico, with it’s colder climate, limited the kinds of succulents I could paint and so I focused on Cactus and Agaves as well as photos I would take while visiting my daughter in Southern California.

In Albuquerque, I spent 2 years teaching design at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design, then two years teaching design at the University of New Mexico. At the same time I started showing my oil paintings at the Nob Hill Gallery and then the Yucca Art Gallery in Albuquerque’s historic old town, where I continue to show my work.

At the same time, I started designing the Sets for Landmark Musicals and in 2020 I reached my 20th production. I also design sets and costumes for Opera Southwest, when time permits.