L Alexander Shelko Gallery

After graduation, she was to attend Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. An unfounded lack of confidence prevented further studies in art. She started to work in dentistry and was a major influence in her husband's decision to enter the profession. The commitments of marriage and raising two sons postponed her dream once again until 1995, when she lost both of her parents within six months. Finding a watercolor class with a local art instructor, her painting became a way to cope with her grief and their death was the beginning of her rebirth as an artist.