About Me
I love expressing art and music all under one roof.
I am the owner of the Classic Clef Studio of Guitar in Lexington, South Carolina. In the early 1990s, I returned to the University of SC to study classical guitar under the guidance of Christopher Berg, nationally known guitarist and lutist, who directs USC’s classical guitar program. In 1994, shortly after receiving a Bachelors of Music degree from USC with emphasis in classical guitar performance, I opened the first studio in the Midlands area of South Carolina dedicated exclusively to the study of guitar as a fine arts instrument. I provide individual instruction, guitar workshops and master classes, and I am also available to perform in concerts, corporate events, parties and weddings.
In
1998, I began expressing my love of music in the medium of painting. This was
a new addition to The Classic Clef, Studio of Guitar and, eventually, my studio
was filled with creative ideas expressed with a paintbrush. I have studied with
several regionally-known artists including Michel McNinch, Marjorie Ross and
Chris Domonizio. I have received awards at several art shows, exhibited at numerous
museums, art festivals and galleries, including placing in the Folly Beach 6th
Annual Art Exhibit and being featured as “Artist of the Month” in
2002 at the Carolina Foothills Artisan Center in Chesnee, S.C. I have exhibited
at the Anderson County Art Museum , Union County Arts Council, City Art in Columbia
, the S.C. State Fair and Cool Beans Coffeehouse in Columbia. Currently, I
serve on the Board of Directors for the prestigious SC Watercolor Society and
recently was featured as the cover artist for Soundboard Magazine, the
publication for the Guitar Foundation of America. Currently, one of my pieces, “The
Ocean Course,” can be purchased not only through my website, but also in
shops and galleries around Kiawah Island, SC.
The 15 works comprising the Guitar Series was inspired by my love and passion for classical guitar music. While each painting remains true to the central theme of classical guitar as the focal point of the work, each piece has its own variation of this theme from the idyllic and romantic "La Ciudad de Guitarras," the mysterious "Sheer Whimsy" to the light-hearted "Jungle Music." My intense love of the South Carolina sea shore and its palmettos are depicted in pieces such as "Guitar in the Palmettos," "Nautical Eclipse" and "Peace Like a River."
Everyday I draw inspiration for my music and art from my wonderful family, including my husband, Michael and my two adult daughters and three grandchildren.
