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Artist's Statement

It has been said that an artist's work tends to follow certain bends, frenzies. Currently that mode for me is the lotus flower, blowing gently in the wind, growing unattended in the water, offering a constant delight throughout the summer season. Nature throughout the seasons is an infinite source of inspiration for artists everywhere, there are no boundaries.

Education

Viterbo University
Winona State
Western Technical Institute - Graphic Arts

Work Experience

Viterbo University - Administrative Assistant 2006-Present
Litho Graphics Printing - graphic artist
Holmen High School - LMCS webpage, Athletic webpages
Viking Basketball - camp brochures, t-shirt designs
Holmen High School - Prom Advisor 2001-2006
Thrivent Financial & Northern Life - finances, insurance
The Milk House, Gift & Craft Shop - Proprietor 1996-1999

Field Education Experience

Lincoln Middle School - 6th Grade
Lincoln Middle School - 7th Grade
Eagle Bluff Elementary
West Salem Middle School

Taught

Microsoft Office, Frontpage to Holmen Staff, Faculty Members , Community members
Summer School: assisted teacher, taught arts & crafts
Sand Lake Wesleyan Church - Bible School: taught arts & crafts

Art Courses

  • ARTSXXX Advanced Painting
  • ARTSXXX Print Making
  • ARTSXXX Painting
  • ARED Advanced Art Methods
  • ARED Art Methods
  • ARED Concepts
  • ARTSXXX Foundations Drawing I
  • ARTSXXX Foundations Drawing II
  • ARTSXXX Foundations Design I
  • ARTSXXX Foundations Design II
  • ARTSXXX Foundations Art History I
  • ARTSXXX Foundations Art History II
  • Airbrush
  • Photography
  • Desktop Publishing
  • Design/Composition
  • Creative Design Drawing
  • Technical Drawing
  • Art Copy Presentation
  • Advertising Layout
  • Silk Screen Design
  • Publications
  • Advertising Art Production & Layout
  • Display Design & Production
  • Graphics/Communication Problems
  • Principles of Advertising/Marketing
  • Technical Communications
  • Typography
  • Drawing III
  • Typography

Computer Courses

  • Mac:
    • Desktop Publishing
    • Quark Express
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Corel Draw
    • InDesign
  • IBM/Dell
    • Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word)

Workshops & Seminars:

  • Visiting Artist Workshop, January 2006

Exhibits & Publications

  • All Student Art Show - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  • Touchstone - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013
  • Wisconsin Art Education Conference (WAEC) "Green Grass",
  • La Crosse Center, La Crosse, WI - 2009
  • FASEM Juried Exhibit, St. Mary's University, Winona, MN "Circles of Life" - July 2010
  • Holmen Chiropractic and Wellness Center - Hand-painted wall mural, 18' x 11' - Fall 2005
  • Proms - 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • Pump House "Relaxation" - 2013

Influences

Impressionists: Degas, Seurat, Cassatt, Renoir, Monet, Seurat, Cezanne
Others: Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Da Vinci
Georgia O'Keefe, Grandma Moses, Dale Chihuly
Mondrian, Manet, Klimt, Pollack, Rothko, Graves, French,

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