Acknowledgments

My art career had its birth by the influence and encouragement of a very special friend, Everett Lewis Jenkins. "Mr. Ev", as I fondly call him, is my renaissance man and father image.  He inspired me to explore my drawing skills and instructed me with insights on oil painting.  A painter himself, he continues to be the model for which I look to in my own endeavors.  I am eternally grateful to him for his loving advice, discipline and guidance in all walks of life.

As galleries and museums began using web sites to exhibit works of art I found it increasingly important to do likewise in order to maintain visibility and increase patronage. However, my computer literacy resembled the phrase I often hear from non-artistic folk, "I can't draw a line". The idea of having a web site seemed unreachable until I met Nancy Medeiros. We shared common interests: tennis, painting, writing and our faith...not to mention our desperate cravings for sushi and ice cream. We seemed to balance one another . As it turned out, Nancy created her own web site for her former business, Fibromeet, and offered to help me create a web site for my art business. In exchange, I gave her private art lessons and did some legal work for her. The unselfish hours Nancy willingly contributed touch me. 

It is the love, support, and faith of my husband, Wayne J. Lewis, however, that makes possible the fulfillment of this dream. When I needed slides of my artwork to send in for exhibition entries, it was my husband who learned all he could about photographing artwork so that I could enter art exhibitions and it is the quality of those slides which made possible the many exhibits that I have had and continue to have.  When I needed to communicate across the country, it was my husband who set up an email account for me.  Moreover, he attends local showings with me and allows me to drag him to galleries.  Most of all he allowed me to be who I am and follow a dream regardless of how little he understood of the arts.  I can't express adequately in words how loved he's made me feel.  He worked tirelessly to get me online with a web site, he gave me full support financially in a very chancy endeavor, and he was by my side to show commitment to what I believe is God's calling. So in acknowledging the love of my husband, I dedicate this website to him with my love and appreciation.

God has blessed me with so much,  to be used as His instrument to evangelize His Word through paintings is an honor I cannot fathom.  I therefore give back to Him all of this for His honor in worship and praise.