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Thank you for viewing my work ~ I enjoy creating art in a variety of mediums, including pencil, watercolors and pastels. I took my first formal art class on Guam when I was ten, went to a high school so small that no art classes were offered, and eventually received a B.S. degree in textiles with a minor in art from Michigan State University. Over the years, I have studied drawing, painting, calligraphy, stone sculpture, weaving, computer art and computer animation, while making a living as a geologic drafter and then as an architectural stone drafter. For the latter, I worked on the plaza at Williams Square in Las Colinas in Irving, Texas and on Canary Wharf in London.
My first studies in pastel were with Wanda Gamble in Smithville who was often accompanied in her instruction by Glenn Whitehead - they are both wonderful and generous teachers. I have attended workshops with Cara Reische, Will Klemm, Susan Carlin, Richard McKinley, and Bob Rohm, and have learned a great deal from my friend and painting cohort, Jo Castillo . Since 1998, I have enjoyed being a member of several art guilds including the Austin Pastel Society. I am past president of the Bastrop Fine Arts Guild and the Carolina Artists Guild, and am currently Secretary of the Creative Arts Society in Austin. ~ Regina |
 Smithville Rain
Before I was ten, I had lived in nine different places, then attended high school and college in Michigan with too much snow and low skies, followed by the flat terrain, brain-searing heat and insular attitudes of West Texas. I moved to Austin in 1975, and finally discovered my home town. It was and is an oasis to me – of terrain, trees, and outlook. Austin has a unique and special spirit and I will always be grateful for having found the city where I was meant to be. Recently, the City of Austin purchased my pastel painting Smithville Rain for the Spicewood Springs Library. I had not intended to ever sell this piece, as it was special to me for a variety of reasons, but I quickly changed my mind - I am thrilled and honored to have a permanent home for this painting with the wonderful city of Austin!! Regina's Links |
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