I’ve had a passion for art all my life particularly drawing.  I discovered at a very young age that I had a knack for doodling, a trait I suppose I inherited from my Dad.  I’ve dedicated most of my life to raising 4 wonderful children.  Now I’m at the point in my life where I’m able to pursue a career in art.   Thanks to the support of my loving husband and fellow artist Bobby Goldsmith.

Throughout the years I have delved into all types of mediums and always gravitated back to my first love “Drawing”.  Born and raised on the prairies of Oklahoma it is only natural that the general theme of my art work is wildlife.  I’ve had an obsession with birds since my youth, and pencil is the perfect medium for portraying them as accurately as possible.

Through my still life drawings, I try to bring the viewer into a vintage world where nature comes to play.

“I just want to make people smile”

  My drawings are created using sanded paper, pastel pencils, sticks and panpastels.  No fixatives are used this vulnerability adds to the presence of each piece.  Artwork is Framed using anti-glare glass, archival matts and simple neutral wood gallery style frames.

Now living in Perkinston Mississippi, my husband and I travel the country participating in juried fine art shows.

Most recent Awards and accomplishments:

• Award of Excellence Occasion For The Arts, Williamsburg, VA 2025
• Western Visions Jackson Hole, Wy 2025
• Birds In Art Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Warsaw WI, acquisition  2025 
• Award of Excellence Ann Arbor Original Arts Festival 2025
• Award of Excellence International Pastel Societies 2025
• Outstanding Achievement-Pastel,  American Women’s Art 2025
• Juror Award Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival 2025
• Award of Merit Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival 2025
• Award of Merit Gasparilla Arts Festival 2025
• Gold Award Coconut Grove Arts Festival 2025
• First Place Drawing Beaux Arts Festival 2025
• Honorable Mentions in Pastel 100 Magazine 2024
• Award of Excellence Degas Pastel Society Biennial National 2024
• Award of Merit Luminosity Southeastern Pastel Society 2024
• Award of Excellence in Still life, AWA 2024 Expanding Horizons, Loveland CO Museum
• Honorable Mention, Southwest Florida Pastel Society 2024 online juried show
• Masters Circle, International Association of Pastel Societies 2024
• Show Chairs Award, Women Artist of the West 2024
• Award of Excellence, Degas Pastel Society 2023-2024
• Award of Distinction, Women Artist of the West 2024
• First place associate, American Women Artist 2023 online juried show
• Honorable Mention, Southwest Florida Pastel Society 2023 National Juried online show
• New England Award, Pastel Society of America Enduring Brilliance 2023
• Award of Distinction, 2023 Art in the Square Southlake, TX
• Merit Award, 2023 Fort Worth Main Street show, TX
• Award of Merit, 2023 Winter Park Sidewalk show, FL
• Best of Show, 2023 Art Beth-El St. Petersburg, FL
• Best in Show Drawing, 2022 and 2021 Kimball Arts Festival Park City, UT
• Award of Merit, Gasparilla Festival 2021 and 2024
• Presidential Award, Lake Wales FL 2021

•  Award of Exceptional Merit, from the Degas Pastel Society 2021

• Award winner in the 2021 Pastel artist of America’s Enduring Brilliance Show

• Accepted into the 2021 International Pastel Society Show

• 2020 Best of Show Peter Anderson Festival, Ocean Springs, MS
• Excellence from 2020 OSAA Partake art exhibit

Member of:    Degas Pastel Society, Southeastern Pastel Society, Signature member of The Pastel Society of America, Women Artist of the West and a Signature Member of the American Women Artist.   

“May Art be my Voice, and the sweet melodies of nature be my Song”

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