One day, I had collected these drawings and began to study them and would trace them from time to time. My father had seen this interest and provided me with all types of tools for drawing and from that point on I knew where I was headed!

All through out high school I competed in competitions, wining numerous awards in illustration. I won several gold keys and a hallmark nominee award.....and had a portrait displayed in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC. (Thanks Mr.”E”)

I received a scholarship to the art institute of Pittsburgh where I attended for a short period of time. When I returned home, looking for a job, I found a gentleman, John Dalton of John’s Custom art center who at that time knew not what he was about to teach me was where the rest of my career life would be emerged!!!!!

He taught me airbrushing and an art form of detailing techniques like I never seen!!!!!

He took me in under his wing and flooded me with his knowledge...knowing one day his venture would take him in a different direction.

He left the area and I began flying solo with Denise Moyer’s “STATE OF-THE-ART DESIGN” and that was 21 years ago!

In those early years I started doing signs for contractors. lettering vans and company trucks . Then I followed in with more pictorial work with the contractor designs.

I was then contacted by a few local body shops for mural work. This got my attention focusing more on murals. Two friends of mine who raced drag bikes had me paint their bikes and that sparked my interest for motorcycles, which is now 75% of my workload.

Over the years I’ve done an array of projects ranging from portraits to hand painted mirrors, things that roll, things that fly and things that just plain sit still!

I strive for perfection, creating one of a kind realistic “theme” based ideas.

I feel my business is growing and reaching its level of success because I consider myself as the customer....when I take on a project, I put myself in their shoes and look for the most detailed, exciting end result, so when the customer leaves, he is speechless. With my high standard as the cornerstone, I try to comply with what I think the client would like to have presented to them...always focusing on realism.

I’ve truly come to learn that hands on experience is the best teacher. No matter how many mistakes you make, they can be some of the best results. It is not always an easy road to be on, but if you truly love what you are doing ......hang in there and grow with each experience. It’s all worth it when you see your product having crowds of people around just studying your work saying “how did they do that”?

To me, it is a God given talent to produce works of art that fulfill the senses of on lookers, it is one of the greatest rewards of this profession!

Many Thankx to, my husband Jesse, Babette, Swish and Dennis for all you’re help! And to John Dalton for the incredible man and teacher he is!!