African Americans of Excellence celebrates the rich contributions of African Americans from Frederick, MD. The yearly event pairs local professional artists, high school and college artists, photographers, videographers, and ceramicists with each of
One of Frederick’s newest nonprofits is especially near and dear to my soul because their goal is “to empower children to heal trauma and build resilience through the transformative power of art and education…”
Every month, the ACNB Bank at the Corner of Market Street & Patrick Street in Downtown Frederick lets a different local nonprofit use their display window as advertising for whatever they want! Habitat
This trip to South Africa was not only my first extensive international travel EVER, but my first experience seeing how through Rotary International, you can partner with clubs around the world, creating relationships
Painting this portrait for African Americans of Excellence was an incredible experience. AAOE celebrates the rich contributions of African Americans from Frederick, MD. The yearly event pairs local portrait artists with each of
My youngest brother took me out for a birthday brunch in DC (Fall 2023) and after I uncharacteristically complained all morning anytime we saw art for sale – because it seemed very expensive
This colorful barrel was auctioned (and won by Markoff’s Haunted Forest!) at an event raising money for Bikes for the World and Hope in South Africa. It took HOURS to measure and paint
A good friend and mentor saw that I was painting dogs and said “I don’t have a dog for you to paint, but I have a husband!” And that led to trying my
My first painted barrel! I had never even considered painting rain barrels before this project, but doing it opened my world to an entirely new art avenue. The City of Frederick raffles rain