Bio:
Exhibitions
2024
American Society of Botanical Artists/Society of Illustrators 27th Annual International Exhibition
Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators
September 25,2024- December 28,2024
Prickly Poppy; Argemone munita - Silverpoint
17th International Exhibition of Botanical Art & Illustration
Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation
September 17,2024 -December 17,2024
Elegant Clarkia ,Clarkia unguiculata - Graphite
Artwork has been accepted into the permanent collection of the Hunt Institute for
Botanical Documentation
Curious Allies:Mutualism In Fungi,Parasites, And Carnivores
The Fifth New York Botanical Garden Triennial
American Society of Botancial Artists
May 18,2024 - October 27,2024, traveling into 2026
Darlingtonia californica -graphite drawing
Sarcodes sanguinea - Drybrush water color and graphite
2023
American Society of Botanical Artists/Marin Art & Garden Center 26th Annual International Exhibition American Society of Botanical Artists
Marin Art & Garden Center
American Society of Botanical Artists
Marin Art & Garden Center
Peritoma arborea - Drybrush watercolor and graphite
2022
The Iris
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens;Brody Botanical Center
Spring Bud; Iris missouriensis - Drybrush watercolor
Summer Blosom; Iris missouriensis - Drybrush watercolor
Recent Works
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens;Brody Botanical Center
Spring Bud; Iris missouriensis - Drybrush watercolor
Summer Blosom; Iris missouriensis - Drybrush watercolor
2021
Dare to Be Square
American Society of Botanical Artists Virtual Members show
Bakersfield Cactus;Opuntia basilaris var. treleasei -Drybrush watercolor
2020
California Native Wildflowers and Pollinators
Solo exhibition at Theodore Payne Gallery ; Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild flowers &
Native Plants
12 pieces of artwork depicting California Native Wildflowers and Pollinators
Drybursh Watercolor, Graphite and Block Print on paper
Summer Banner for the American Society of Botanical Artists Members Private
FaceBook Page
Bakersfield Cactus; Opunita basilaris var.treleasei - Drybrush watercolor
Winter banner for the American Society of Botanical Artists Members Private
FaceBook Page
Wax Currant; Ribes cereum var. cereum - Drybrush watercolor
Collections
Hunt Institute for Botancial Documentation Permanent Collection
Private Collections
Lectures and workshops
Fundamentals of Drawing for the Botanical Artist
Mastering the techniques of drawing is an essential skill for botanical artists. This is a three
hour workshop discussing and demonstrating the elements of drawing, graphite
techniques, perspective, and composition.
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California Education Workshop August 2023
Peritoma arborea;Bladderpod
Techniques of a graphite and drybrush watercolor composition
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California, A Day of Botanical Art 2023
Oenthera californica, California Evening Primrose
A discussion of the drybrush watercolor technique in botanical art.
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California A Day of Botanical Art 2022
Mapping the Elements in a Drawing; A Hollyhock Dried Schizocarp
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California A Day of Botanical Art 2021
Professional Experience
Dishragstudio 2013 - present
Botanical artist working in the mediums of watercolor, graphite, silverpoint, and linoleum
block prints.
Hand block printed kitchen linens.
Commercial textile designer; in house and freelance - 1996- 2013
Professional Societies
American Society of Botanical Artists
Botanical Artists Guild of Southern California - Board member