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"ART IS NOT WHAT YOU SEE,
MEET
BETH
-EDGAR DEGAS
BUT WHAT YOU MAKE OTHERS SEE."
I'VE BEEN DRAWING SINCE I WAS A CHILD AND HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE TAKEN PRIVATE LESSONS FROM AMAZING LOCAL ARTIST, PEGGY FRANK, AND ATTENDED RENOWN ART PROGRAMS. IN HIGH SCHOOL I WORKED FOR YEARS AT AN INTERIOR DESIGN BUSINESS OWNED BY SANDRA MURRAY IN LIVERMORE. HOWEVER, IN COLLEGE I MAJORED IN INTERIOR DESIGN AND THEN ARCHITECTURE BEFORE DECIDING I WANTED A BUSINESS DEGREE.
OIL STICK PAINTING OF SANTORINI
I DO LOVE ECONOMICS, MATH AND DATA ANALYSIS AND HAVE SPENT 20 YEARS WORKING IN OPERATIONS. IT IS IN THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT I'VE REALIZED MY UNIQUE ABILITY TO ENVISION PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS AND CREATE VISUAL RENDERINGS OF THE FUTURE STATE TO HELP PEOPLE CONCEPTUALIZE. THESE VISUAL AIDS HAVE VARIED FROM PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND FLOWS TO SOFTWARE INTERFACES AND HAVE BROUGHT ME SUCH JOY AND ENERGY. USING THESE SAME SKILLS COMBINED WITH MY ARTISTIC BACKGROUND I DESIGNED AND DREW UP MY OWN BACKYARD RENOVATION. OUR CONTRACTOR TOLD ME I SHOULD START MY OWN LANDSCAPE DESIGN BUSINESS AND BROUGHT ME SHEETS OF VELLUM TO CONTINUE ENCOURAGING ME.
ACRYLIC PAINTING OF VENICE
MY DAUGHTERS FINDING THE SAME BRIDGE OVER 10 YEARS LATER
AFTER OUR RENOVATION WAS COMPLETE MY CHILDHOOD BEST FRIEND ASKED FOR A REFERRAL FOR WHO HAD DESIGNED OUR YARD...AND EDEN DESIGN SERVICES WAS BORN. WHILE THERE ARE DAYS WITH CHALLENGES AS WITH EVERY JOB, THERE ISN'T A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT I DON'T FEEL OVERWHELMINGLY BLESSED TO GET TO USE MY SKILLS THAT BRING ME SUCH JOY AND ENERGY. I FIND CREATING A BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL OUTDOOR SPACE SO REWARDING AS IT RESULTS IN PEOPLE ENJOYING THE NATURAL BEAUTY AROUND US AND OFTEN WITH THOSE THEY LOVE.
SKETCH OF LAKE SISKIYOU WITH INK AND COLOR PENCILS
I AM A CERTIFIED QUALIFIED WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPER (QWEL) AND WAS SURPRISED TO LEARN MOST PEOPLE (MYSELF INCLUDED) ARE WATERING THEIR CURRENT LANDSCAPE TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE THAN THEY NEED DUE TO DO A VARIETY OF FACTORS THAT CAN EASILY BE CORRECTED. I CAN ALSO SAY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT LOW-WATER LANDSCAPES CAN BE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND IN ANY AESTHETIC.
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