Dee’s goal as an artist is to catch the spirit of what she sees in abstract form and through naturalistic nature and wildlife paintings. Regardless of the medium, her finished works are stunning. She works flawlessly with pastels, watercolor, collage, and acrylic, and has garnered many top awards around Florida and Georgia with each of them. Dee consistently surprises the viewer with the strength and confidence in her work. With minimal brushstrokes her subjects come to life, seemingly ready to jump off the canvas.

Her work has been displayed in all the major museums and galleries in the Jacksonville area. Dee had a two-person show at the Cummer Musuem and has art in the permanent collections of the University of North Florida, St. Johns County Day School, AT&T, and in the homes of many private collectors.

Dee went to the Philadelphia College of Art with a major in Illustration and has won numerous awards for best painting, best pastel, best figure, and best watercolor painting. In 2010 she was named Watercolor Artist of the Year. She has attained signature status in the Florida Watercolor Society and was juried into the National Watercolor Society’s 2014 International Watercolor Show. Dee has had several important solo shows and currently shows at Butterfield Garage Art Gallery in St. Augustine, Florida.

On July 1st at 6 PM, Dee will host a special artist talk about her inspiration and process for First Friday Art Walk.