Born and raised in the San Francisco bay area, Denise studied illustration at the Academy of Art in San Francisco and the Art Institute of California in Laguna Beach, where she explored a variety of styles and techniques. Denise has applied her skills to commissioned murals, portraits and hand-painted furniture, as well as visual displays for retailers like
Saks Fifth Avenue. Denise’s work appears in private homes, corporations, schools and fitness clubs. For her studio work, Denise creates both delicate watercolors and bold acrylic paintings with subjects drawn from nature, observation and imagination. Denise relocated from California to the beautiful Ozark mountains where she is currently working in her studio surrounded by wildlife in the woodlands she loves.