Artist Bio

Margaret's paintings are inspired by the sea and the many gifts that come from her ocean world. Her work is both modern and realistic. It is imbued with her imagination, pushing the viewer to more closely observe the fascinating play of design that can be found in nature.

Margaret studied art at the University of Illinois at Chicago as well as The Evanston Art Center. Her full time practice of art was delayed however, by a long and exciting career in the fashion industry. As a professional model, Margaret spent her young adult years living in New York City, throughout the continent of Europe, South Florida, Atlanta, and Chicago.

Though her extensive travel satisfied a curiosity of faraway places, she always returned to her roots in the Panhandle of Florida. During her childhood, Margaret spent her free time swimming, collecting seashells and walking for hours on the long, white beaches of Northwest Florida's pristine Gulf shores.

It wasn’t until 2009 that Margaret finally returned to her home on the Gulf Coast. After the oil spill in the summer of 2010, her artistic focus shifted to the coastal areas of the South. Having “dodged the BP bullet,” the beaches and waters of the area remain pristine. Contrary to the requests for art related to the devastating effects of the spill, Margaret has chosen to focus her work on the beauty that remains. Her desire is to raise awareness of the magnificent coastal areas that exist to this day in the Gulf South, and to foster hope and a passion for the preservation of our natural world.