I have always drawn. Originally from Beverly Hills, California I received my B.A. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1975 with a major in Russian and East European Studies and my M.A. in Education, with a specialty in art, from Stanford University in 1976.  After graduation I settled in Santa Monica, California, teaching art K-12.  I got married, then raised three children and as time went on did more and more art work.  In 2014 I began the MFA program at Otis College of Art and Design and in 2016 received my MFA in Fine Arts. Since then I have continued to develop my practice of drawing.