My paintings have been published as limited editions since 1973. I have shown some of my creations in local, state, and national exhibits.

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember, and painting from the time I figured out how to open the paint cans my father used in his work; he was a carpenter and house painter by trade. I was never discouraged from drawing and 'coloring', except when I used crayons to doodle on the walls of our home.

I believe in the old expressions, "art is love", it stole my heart at a young age, and still has me in its throes.

Below is a biographical timeline for my professional career.

 

 

 

1969	BFA Degree in Painting and Advertising Design - Memphis College of Art
1969	Began career as a freelance artist creating paintings for ad agencies, magazines, record albums, and publishing companies.
1973	Published and marketed first limited edition lithograph; Tennessee Winter. Have published landscapes of Tennessee for 31 years. Current portfolio of published lithographs total seventy-three.
1976	Best of Show Award; Art Directors Club of Nashville, Tennessee.
1981	Commissioned by Goodpasture Christian School to create painting “A Watchful Eye”, and limited edition lithographs of school mascot to use in fundraising campaign.
1982	Featured artist at the Knoxville Worlds Fair. Published poster for the Fine Arts Pavilion.
1986	Created “Tennessee Homecoming '86” as state's official symbol for year-long homecoming celebration.
1987	Commissioned by Davidson Academy to create painting “A Proud Heritage”, and limited edition lithographs of school mascot to use in fundraising campaign.
1988	”Twilight At Little River”; watercolor painting depicting Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Accepted for showing in prestigious “Arts for the Parks” national competition and touring exhibit.
1989	Commissioned by Ezell-Harding Private School to create painting “Dawn's Early Light”, and limited edition lithographs of school mascot to use in fundraising campaign.
1990	Created “The Pride of Tennessee”; official state portrait symbolizing the bicentennial of Tennessee's statehood. The 8' X 6' painting permanently hangs in the state capitol in Nashville, Tennessee.
1990	Received designation as Tennessee's First Artist-in-Residence. Appointed by the governor Ned McWherter and the Tennessee General Assembly.
1996/1998	”Tennessee Treasures” and “Tennessee Treasures Too”, first paintings by any artist to depict official symbols of an individual state. Received official sanction by Tennessee General Assembly.
2001	Commissioned to create “Kentucky Treasures” depicting official symbols of the state of Kentucky.
2003	Created “200 Years of Family”; 8' X 6' oil painting of twenty-nine people who contributed to the history of Dickson County, Tennessee. Commemorates the bicentennial of the county; 1803 - 2003.

Tennessee Winter 1973	Best of Show 1976	Watchful Eye 1981
Knoxville World's Fair 1982	Tennessee Homecoming '86	A Proud Heritage 1987
Twilight at Little River 1988	Dawn's Early Light 1989	The Pride of Tennessee 1990
Tennessee Treasures 1996	Tennessee Treasures Too 1998	Kentucky Treasures 2001
	200 Years of Family 2003