Hi there, I’m Maggie. I have been painting for 40 years with love and care and a dedication to creating something exciting! I have lived in several places and now in Pensacola FL and ship paintings and custom orders in the US. My Pensacola life is busy and full, even though it’s been said that people are supposed to slow down in retirement! I have many good friends and lots loving family around me. Life is good! 

Why I love what I do: I see something striking and get a desire to show you the emotions I feel at that moment, as the scene grabs and holds my attention. 

How I paint: My artist’s right brain puts the paint down on the canvas, and my problem solving left brain attacks the puzzle of how to make this picture on flat canvas convey the depth of the scene and the emotion I feel about it. I want to grab your attention like the scene grabbed mine.

My journey:  I have drawn pictures as far back as I can remember. My art career began with pen and ink house portraits. Through the years, I found places in towns where I lived to study design, perspective drawing, art history, composition, color theory, watercolor and acrylic painting. I published prints of historic buildings in Greensboro, Blowing Rock, and Kenansville NC. I sold watercolors in galleries in Greensboro, Raleigh, and Winston Salem NC, and was juried into the Virginia Watercolor Society and the North Carolina Watercolor Society. Around 2001, I switched to acrylics for a very logical reason. I was sick and tired of handling the heavy paintings framed and covered with glass! With acrylics, I could paint on stretched canvases that don’t need framing.

Thank you for being part of my art world by your interest in my paintings. That means a great deal to me! I love to hear feedback, so please feel free to contact me at any time, with your comments and questions.