I'm a painter, living in Wisconsin.  After 18 years in Texas, 4 years studying art and art history at Washington University in St. Louis, a semester in Florence, Italy, an MA from Eastern Illinois University, and 11 years teaching  and painting in Chicago, I ended up in Madison, WI with my husband, my two girls, and a basement studio that is bursting with color, patterns, dirty rags, spiders, and countless drawings.  I spend my days raising my kids, gardening (or cross country skiing), teaching art, and making artwork.