Lively colors and vivid details are the signature qualities of Sally's still life work. Fresh, clear, uplifting colors enhance an abundance of details, textures and reflections.

With interest in art and design, Sally honed her artistic skills early in life but was not able to work on her degree until late in life, graduating with her Bachelor's degree, summa cum laude from Art Institute of Southern California.


"My work is primarily that of a realist, done in watercolor, pencil or acrylic.  In my still life work, I love how light moves over and through glass and other objects, enhancing a myriad of colors, values, patterns and textures that sharpen our senses.  My drawings and portraits are also realistic, but with an intellectual and emotional response, a subconscious and conscious association with the subject."

Sally's professional expertise varies widely from illustration work for corporate clients, ad agencies, greeting card companies, commissioned portraits, fine art paintings and teaching art classes. Sally balanced a full-time career in accounting before retiring in September 2008, and is excited to devote full time now to her artwork.  Her work has won awards and honors in numerous national and local shows including the prestigious Society of Illustrators National Juried Exhibition in New York City, the equally prestigious Society of Illustrators West Exhibition in Los Angeles and in Women Painters of Washington exhibitions.

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

2009   Proctor Art Gallery, 3811 N. 26th Street, Tacoma, WA

EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS

2009   Poster Publication in HIVAIDS annual conference, University 
          of California, Irvine 
2007   Honorary at National Arts, City of Tacoma, watercolor
          Honorary at Eastside Association of Art, Bellevue, WA., 
          watercolor
          Preuit Collection, Gig Harbor, WA
2006   Honorary at National Arts, City of Tacoma, watercolor
          Artist's Gallery of Seattle
          Tea Rose Collection, Carmel, CA
2002   Second Place - Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA, Women
          Painters of Washington  juried show, watercolor
2001   Handforth Gallery, Tacoma WA
          White Dove Gallery, Lakewood, WA
2000   Karpeles Museum, Tacoma, WA
1999   Pacific Gallery Artists judged show, Tacoma WA
1998   Second Place - Peninsula Art League juried show, watercolor
          Village Art Gallery, Gig Harbor, WA
1997   First Place - Peninsula Art League juried show, watercolor
          Honorable Mention,Western WA State Fair, pencil portrait
1996   People's Choice - Peninsula Art League juried show, watercolor
          People's Choice & Honorable Mention - Western WA State Fair
1995   First Place - Peninsula Art League juried show, watercolor
1994   Honorable Mention - San Diego Institute of Art,  juried show,  
          watercolor
1993   Second Place - Society of Illustrators annual West Coast
          Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
          Honorable Mention - Art Beat Exhibition, South Coast Village,
          Costa Mesa, CA
1992   Honorable Mention + publication in Society of Illustrators
          Annual Exhibition, New York  City, NY
          Edinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
          First Place, Red Cross - HIV Aids poster competition, Orange
          County, CA & used by the  medical department, University of 
          California, Irvine, CA for their annual HIV conference

 
PORTRAIT COMMISSIONS

         Private collections: San Francisco, Palm Springs, Pasadena, 
         Newport Beach, & Laguna Beach, CA
         Gig Harbor and Tacoma, WA

 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

         Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles, CA
         American Society of Portrait Artists, Montgomery, AL
         Women Painters of Washington, Seattle, WA