Born in Guyana, South America, Denise first realized her
artistic passion at the tender age of eight. She spent much of
her young life immersed in drawing and illustrating.
As an
adolescent, she moved to the United States to study art. There
she obtained a B.A. in Visual Arts and went on to pursue a career
as an artist.
While she
works in every medium and subject matter, her passion lies in
capturing the beauty of the human figure. A constituent of
realism, she continuously strives to perfect her drawing skills,
believing it to be the backbone of the portrait process.
However, her creations range in style from photo-realism to a
more painterly depiction, often times opting for a palette knife
instead of a paint brush. Although most of her work has been
commissioned, she has been featured in a number of exhibitions
which earned her both recognition and awards. Her portraits hang
in private homes throughout the United States and abroad.
A resident of Colorado
and U.S. Citizen,
Denise is intoxicated with the beauty of the Rocky Mountains –
it feeds her artistic spirit. She has been married over twenty-four years and has two beautiful
daughters who are not only fans of Mom’s work but often the
inspiration or subjects of her paintings.
Denise
continues to evolve as an artist, ever hungry for the astounding
beauty of nature and passionate about portraying it.
