About the Artist

Welcome to my website.  Thank you for taking a moment to view my work and learn a little about me. Originally from New Jersey, I have been a resident of the Lowcountry of South Carolina since 1999.  Inspiration for paintings abounds here with spectacular marsh vistas, miles of Atlantic ocean coastline, and magnificent live oaks.  Spring time brings azaleas bursting open in color while blossoming camellias bid farewell to the last of winter's folly.  Local wading birds roam freely in surrounding wetlands and marsh and are a particularly favorite subject of mine - one I never seem to tire of painting.     

Always a lover of creating early on, my first real painting experience came as a teen helping my father paint theatrical sets for local productions.  Feeling the satisfaction of laying paint down on a vertical surface to create a scene...I was hooked.  Despite wanting to formally study art, life took me in a different direction into the medical field with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. Marriage and raising a family followed.  Fast forward 25 years, my chance arrived to revisit my first love, art.  I began taking drawing classes at the Art League of Hilton Head and quickly progressed to pastel painting and then oils.  My training was further enhanced by study in workshops with nationally recognized artists over the years. I enjoy furthering my skills by continued study with top professionals in the field, continually refining my abilities by learning from other artists' perspectives and shared knowledge. 

My hope, as an artist, is that the sense of joy I derive from creating a painting, by the use of color, value, light and shadow, shows through each finished piece, enchants the viewer as well.

Anita is a member of the National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society (NOAPS,) Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA) and Associate Member of the American Impressionist Society.

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."  -Edgar Degas