Polymer Etching                          Hometown Water Tower

Not far from home is where I find my inspiration.  I am a Kansas native but have lived in Colorado since 1995. While attending, Emporia State University, I received a Hallmark Corporation Grant, Outstanding Student Art Award and Outstanding Senior Art Award. I have studied and printed under the direction Michael Vigil, Master Printer, Taos, New Mexico currently with Master Printer, Mark Lunning, Open Press Studio, Denver, Colorado. My work has been accepted into many curated and juried exhibitions in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and North Carolina.
 
I am a photographer, printmaker and painter.  I will mix them together or keep them separate. I love being close to nature and the environment.  You can find me traipsing through the plains of Kansas or Colorado mountains for inspiration. My current work includes monotypes and Polymer solar etchings, a technique taught by Master Printer, Mark Lunning.  Printmaking, for me, is a heartfelt love of ink, color and imagination.  Initially I am excited when I am ready to begin a new piece and then, I combat my excitement, and an idea forms.  The end result may not be exactly as I anticipated and therein lies the depth of printmaking for me, trying to keep it personal yet approachable by the viewer.  Master Printer Michael Vigil told me to always “look for the happy accident”… My goal is to inspire those who view my work to look more closely at the beauty around them in a different manner than the obvious.   D.Q.
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