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| Born in Coventry Rhode Island in 1954, I was selling oil paintings by the time I was 14. I wish I had some of those old paintings now! Art classes as a child fueled the passion within. Painting continued until the birth my son in 1974 then, was put aside for many years while all my attention was given to raising my son. After a divorce in 1982, I spent a few years as single mom. There was no time for painting back then.In 1976 I started working in the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics, as a nuclear pipefitter and hydraulic specialist, and later as a blueprint and pipefitting instructor. I built many of the hydraulic missile tube launch systems on board nuclear submarines, still in use today. It was there I met and married the real love of my life, Capt. Dave Sutton. Of course he was not Capt. Dave yet. That came years later after a move to Miami in 1990.It was here that the passion for painting was rekindled. Fishing with Dave in Florida gave me a new life I had almost forgotten about. I started selling original tropical paintings in the Florida Keys. Around 1998 my work morphed into Marine Art. It has been a fire drill since. I began selling watercolors reproduced on tile to many Tournaments in the Miami and Keys area. I was invited to sell tiles in the Redbone Gallery in Islamorada, and it grew from there. My portfolio has grown to include tropical birds and orchids, but I keep going back to the fish I love the most. Marine animals and wildlife will always be my favorite subjects, and watercolors will always be my favorite form of painting. Three wildlife photographers in Florida have now given me permission to paint their photographs, so look for more birds and wildlife in the future. I paint mostly with watercolors and have developed a technique that includes watercolors and pencil. I like detail in my painting and using pencil, as in a portrait, with watercolors, enables me to achieve great detail, and still have the ease of watercolor. I am very blessed, and give the credit to friends who encourage, and Capt. Dave who’s support has helped opened the door to many opportunities. Please enjoy my website and feel free to e-mail to say hello. |
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