My biography really begins with the artistic genetics in my family which are a credit to my paternal Great Grandmother Nellie Stoddard. She was a prolific oil Painter and, while I did not know/meet her personally, I feel I’ve come to know her artist’s heart through her paintings, like the one here.
Of mostly English heritage, I was born in Dallas, TX the youngest (and only girl) in a family of four children. While my Father’s work kept him based in Dallas, he and a partner owned a ranch in Bosque County and much of my nearly overwhelming inspiration of nature can be dated back to that time and place.