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Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Location	Cloverdale, California, United States
Introduction	In my youth, a career as an artist was definitely discouraged by my mother, who favored a more practical and lucrative career for me. So instead of art classes in school, I took typing lessons and got a job as a keypunch operator. Eventually, with on the job training, I worked as a computer programmer. Although I began serious painting later in life, I have always created visual art whenever I could in order to keep sane while working for Corporate America. But after working with computers for a quarter of a century, I came to my senses and started pursuing my natural abilities in earnest. These days I paint the views that surround me to capture a momnent in time, to record the ever changing scenery, be it a seasonal or man-made transformation, or the day's cycle. I paint to give voice to the pigments applied to my canvas, each painting a challenge and a never ending learning experience. I paint to bring my love of color and brush stroke to those who enjoy the music it conveys.