Born in Santa Monica, California,

Theresa has been drawing and painting

since early childhood.  She attended Art

Center College of Design, in Pasadena,

where she majored in Illustration.  She

graduated from Art Center in 1983 with

a Bachelor of Fine Arts. 

For the next few years she worked full

time as a professional artist.  She was the

first female art director at the National

Football League, where she designed

Super Bowl logos, posters, and many

other projects.

After marrying in 1989, she stayed home

to raise three children, while continuing

to do paintings.  She loves to explore,

on horseback, and observe the deer and

other animals near her home.  She raises

African Pygmy goats as pets, with her

daughter, and finds that spending time

with the goats gives her great insight into

the behavior of herd animals.  

 

Her love of nature and animals has

inpsired her paintings of horses and

wildlife. 

  

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