POP ART DIVA LAND: About PopArtDiva

"I follow my muse then splash color all over where she leads me."

My life is all about creativity. I was born with a crayon in my hand and a passion for art that led me to art school and a nearly 60 year career in visual arts as a professional illustrator and commercial artist in advertising and publishing. Concurrently, I created and produced fine art originals and prints for art shows and galleries throughout the U.S.

I was born in Kansas, grew up in California (Orange County and the Bay Area), made my graphic designer bones in Silicon Valley, did my obligatory stint as a mad woman in New York, spent a few years abroad and finally came home to the Sonoma wine country, older but wiser, to settle and make a slow transition to primarily fine art.

Now that I'm retired it's all about giving my creativity free reign, savoring the contentment of producing demand-free art and creative projects (art minus the restrictions and stress of assigned imagery) and creating work that fills my days and fulfills my mind and soul.

I love bold color and generally work in an abstract or semi-abstract contemporary style, but occasionally do traditional work as well. I also enjoy indulging my need to be wild and humorously whimsical with ATC & ACEO cards & small sketches. I love mixed media and prefer to work with watercolors, colored pencils, acrylic paint pens & markers.

I'm retired & live in Tucson with my chubby cat, Bailey lots of cacti and assorted desert critters, and I spend my time making art to my heart's content.