In a sense, fine art had to knock twice before Denise opened the door. She had always loved art, but as a young woman chose the practical over the creative, spurning art school for a finance degree. But art kept tugging at her, and most of the “jobs” she held over the years had a decidedly creative bent to them-first as a graphic designer with clients throughout California and later as a decorator and owner/operator of two furniture stores. None, however, satisfied her completely. So, in the summer of 2006, she closed her furniture boutique and started painting full time realizing that was what had been missing for so long. With no formal training in painting she took a plein air painting workshop which both embraces the beauty of the natural world, and allows her to work outdoors-it is a perfect fit for an artist who has chosen rural California as her home.
Education
University of Massachusetts, Bachelor of Business Administration
Affiliations
Oil Painters of America
American Impressionist Society
Exhibitions
2009 3rd Place Interpretations of the Landscape, Ciao Gallery, Jackson, WY
2009 Emerald Spring Exhibition, Springfield, OR
2009 Richeson 75 Small Works, Kimberly, WI
2008 Seasons of Martis Plein Air Event, Northstar At Tahoe, CA
2008 Solo Show at Terre Rouge Easton Winery, Plymouth, CA
2008 Sutter Creek Visitor Center, Sutter Creek, CA
