I have always drawn and painted.  I was lucky to grow up in a large creative family that encouraged creativity; I was the designated visual artist.  Later, I chose a landscape architecture career that honed my designer's eye and drawing skills. Those years of creating three dimensional spaces, designing with shadow, sunlight, color and texture, naturally inspired my passion for painting landscapes.
 
I started painting with pastels when I found an old set of NuPastels and a moleskin sketchbook left behind by my artist daughter.  When I turned 50, my children grown, I decided to focus on pastel painting. Now, many years later, I've participated in juried shows, solo shows and group shows and have been published in a fancy art book and national magazine.  I quit my day job and became a full-time artist when I fell in love and moved to the King's Valley area. 
 
I paint plein air with Vistas & Vineyards in the summer and belong to the Corvallis Art Guild, show annually in the fall on the Philomath Open Studios Tour and am a signature member of the Northwest Pastel Society.
 
Also, I have recently had the great joy to work with my author/illustrator sister, Laura Kvasnosky, on her children’s books.  Our third together, Ocean Lullaby, will be published in June, 2021.

Can be a bit messy at times....