"Crow Funeral" 2020
One morning I looked out at my back yard and saw a dark shape on the ground under my cedar tree. This crow had quietly met its demise. I felt it needed to be honored in some way.

My respect and reverence for nature drives me to create. My fascination for the play of light and shadow propels my passions.
Conveying my vision in a beautiful and dimensional way is my goal.  It fulfills my soul, my very being, to share my gifts with others...to add beauty to the world seems like an obligation.  How can I keep the talents I've been given all to myself when I can help to make this incredible, sometimes challenging, world a bit more lovely? 

​A Life In Art

1978-1982  Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA   BFA in Illustration, Honor Roll
     Internship at The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, Exhibits Dept.
     Preparation for and installation of "The Society of Animal Artists", and "Treasures of the Academy" exhibits
1983-1984  
     Raven Screens Specialty Advertising, Fairbanks, Alaska  Printed artwork design & logo design
     Winning Poster Design, "Solstice '84 Festival of the Arts" 
     Logo Design, Fairbanks Ice Festival
     Logo for Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce
1986-1988  "The Citizen" newspaper, Advertising Department
     Original logo design for Central New York's first Tomatofest fundraiser for local food pantry
     Award for CNY's Tomatofest ad campaign, Toronto, Canada
     Winning Poster Designs for Auburn's Great Race Triathlon, 1994 & 1995
Juried Shows 1980-1990 (Acceptance into, various awards & honorable mentions):
     Perkins Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
     Smithville Mansion Juried Show, Easthampton Township, NJ (multiple years) 
     Cooperstown Art Association National Juried Show, Cooperstown, NY (multiple years) 
     Kirkland Art Center, Clinton NY
     NY State Fair, Syracuse, NY
     "Art Show at the (National) Dog Show" National Juried Exhibition, Wichita, KS,  2nd Place in both printmaking & abstract
One-person Shows:
     Lincoln Gallery, Auburn, NY
     Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY  "Attention To Detail"  Pen & ink bird drawings
     Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn, NY  "Another Life"  Still lifes in oil, and pen & ink
1995-Present:  Sole Proprietor: TrueFaux Finishing, & Gail Demi; Artist
     Decorative painting including painted wall and trim treatments, painted furniture, painted woodgrain techniques, murals, etc.
​     Fine artworks, objects for sale, Commissions accepted.