Education

Kennesaw State University
• B.A. in Art: March 1992
Concentrated in graphic design, painting, and drawing
Minor: French GPA: 3.4

Fine Art Related Experience

Drawing / Painting Teacher: 1994 - present
Shane McDonald Studios, City of Kennesaw, Dick Blick Art Materials

• Teach drawing and painting for beginners and intermediates to students with and age range of 8 to senior citizens. All aspects of drawing are taught, including perspective, figure drawing, landscapes, still-lives, working from photographs and life, and color theory.

Mentoring Artist:
Camp Mikel Retreat, St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, January, 2001; October, 2000

• Taught drawing and painting exercises for beginning, intermediate, and advanced adult students. Demonstrated new approaches in understanding values and color for portrait painting. Encouraged and helped attendees to improve their creative projects.

Portrait Artist, Illustrator: 1991 - present
Commissioned Portraiture

• Produce commissioned portraits using watercolor, pastels, and oils on stretched canvas and paper from photographs and live sittings.
  Commissioned Murals
• Produce murals with thematic scenes in acrylics
  Commissioned Illustration
• Illustrated 2 full-color children’s books,
  My Trip to the Big Chicken, by Sherry Lewis
  published in 1993 by K.S. Jewels, Inc.,
  Woodstock, GA.

Portrait Sketch Artist with Chanel, Christian Dior, Estée Lauder, Erno Laszlo, Givenchi, Lancôme, Orlane, and Sisley Cosmetics

• Sketch portraits of cosmetic consumers during promotional events at department stores in Metro Atlanta, Columbus, and Alabama and Tennessee cities
  

Custom Framing: 1987-1991
Koenig Art Emporium

• Worked with customers in choosing frames and mat colors, cut beveled window mats, mounted prints and original artwork, assembled frames

Art Jurying Experience

• Art of the Golden Generation: October, 2000
• CAREing Center, Kennesaw State University Center
• The Art Place 2001 Exhibiting Artists: September, 2000
• Cobb County, GA Center for the Arts
• Reflections National Student Art Competition: 1999, 2000
• Lewis Elementary, Cobb County Schools

Exhibitions / Awards

Artisan Resource Center
• 3 Open House Exhibitions, Nov. 2001, May 2002, Nov. 2002

Cobb County Chamber of Commerce
• Solo Exhibition, Nov.-Dec. 2001

Fine Arts Society of Kennesaw (FASK)

• People’s Choice Award:
  Erika (pastel), October, 1994
  Marrissa’s Winter Tea (oil), 1995
  Breakfast Room (oil), 1997
• 1st Place:
  Gladys Villnow (pastel), October 2001
  Marrissa’s Winter Tea (oil), October, 1995
  Self-portrait (oil), February, 1994
  Erika (pastel), October, 1994
• 2nd Place:
  Breakfast Room (oil), February, 1997
• Honorable Mention:
  Ling (pastel), February, 1997
  Mark and Dana (pastel), February, 1997
  
  Kennesaw State University Alumni Exhibition
  Sturgis Gallery, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006

Kennesaw State University Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition

• 1st Place: 1991
• Certificate of Excellence: Share Magazine: 1991
• Outstanding Art Student Award: 1990
• Salova King Art Scholarship: 1990

Kennesaw State University Senior Exhibition: 1991

• One of three student artists to exhibit fine art and graphic art pieces reflecting four years of work produced while in college

Portrait Society of Atlanta (PSA)

• 2 portraits accepted into Fall Exhibition, 2004
• 2 portraits accepted into May Exhibition, 2000
• 1 portrait accepted into October Exhibition, 1997
• 1 portrait accepted into September Exhibition, 1996

Shane McDonald Studios Open House Exhibitions

• 5 Open House Exhibitions at Studio in Kennesaw

Leadership in Organizations

Fine Arts Society of Kennesaw:

• Member of Board of Directors since 1994 as Newsletter / Graphics, & Publications Chairman
• Vice-president, 1996-1997
• Chairman for two Juried Art Exhibitions in 1995-96

Cobb County Partnership in Education Program

• Lewis Elementary School, 2000-01, 2001-02
  
• Burruss Elementary School, 2001-02

Art Studies

Margaret Carter Baumegaertner

• Workshop in portrait painting sponsored by the Portrait Society of Atlanta
  at Shane McDonald Studios in Kennesaw, GA
  

Marc Chatov

• 3 painting workshops in Atlanta, GA

Chris Didomizio

• Drawing / Painting classes in Kennesaw, GA

Margaret Dyer

• 3 pastel workshops in Atlanta and Kennesaw, GA