Penny has been a New Mexico artist for over 30 years. She studied graphic design at Prairie State College in Illinois but her main interest was illustration. Colored pencil was her preferred medium for many years but the discovery of 300 lb Arches watercolor paper changed her artistic life. She focuses primarily on still life, fruit and flowers, with dramatic lighting a key component.

Penny has won numerous awards both in state and nationally. She participated in the Trail of the Painted Pony with her horse "Apple-oosa", the New Mexico Natural History Museum's "Dinosaur Stompede" and regularly in the Albuquerque Casa Esperanza "Hope Chest". She shows her work at Weem's Gallery in Albuquerque and has an annual booth at Weem's International Artfest in November each year.

326 McClure Rd. Las Cruces, NM 88005, 575-921-4028 www.myspace.com/pennyartworks .