About

I am a brain tumor survivor going on 8 years. I retired from Harvard Medical School after 27 years as a Senior Researcher in the field of molecular biology to focus fully on recovering and healing from my brain surgery. At the very beginning of my retirement life, I was not clear what I wanted to do or what I was able to do. One day, from my basement I found the broken pieces of an ancient Chinese tri-colored glazed horse pottery piece. I thought to myself, I should reassemble this again and I did! From there, I began to think that I might try my hand at some artwork.

So I started painting from ground zero, with no background, experience, or instruction. In the Sharon adult community center I met many great artists and friends as well as my first art teacher, Mrs. Dorothy Appel. I learned watercolor and acrylic painting from her. More recently I have begun learning to paint with oil from Mrs. Laura Lee Zanghetti and Mr. Matt Miller. Discovering this art world has made my retirement life much more exciting and meaningful. I am interested in painting the four seasons, landscapes, still life, and animal portraits . I would like to use the canvas to capture a memory of every place where I have visited. I love to use the brush and colors to express the beauty of nature. I see how people love and care for animals and this feeling makes me want to explore showing people and animals together in harmony.

I have joined the Sharon, Canton, and Foxboro Art Associations, and have begun to feature my own artwork in some local library gallery exhibitions. From 2016-2018 I received several awards from local juried art shows which have meant a lot to me as a new artist starting out from nothing. In 2019, my painting received the Best in Show award at the Canton Spring Art Show. And in 2020, my painting received the Art Excellence Award from the Dedham Art Association.

I currently live happily in Sharon, Massachusetts.