I grew up in an Air Force
family, living all over the world, which gave me a lifelong interest in travel. After leaving home, I decided to attend the
University of Oklahoma,
majoring in French and
Russian. However, instead of following a
linguistics career upon
graduation, I decided to
pursue a teaching direction and earned a Masters degree in
elementary school education from
George Washington University while living in
Arlington, Virginia. Eventually, my teaching took me to Charlottesville, where I
continued teaching both fifth
grade and kindergarten at Murray Elementary for several
more years. At that point, I became interested in
counseling and made a shift to studying
Counselor Education at the
University of Virginia’s Curry School, earning three
counseling degrees there – M.Ed,
Ed.S and Ph.D.
I then enjoyed 25 years in private practice and specialized in the treatment of eating disorders, during which time I married Bill Baskerville. I retired in 2002 to pursue a career in art and decided to return to school at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Painting in oils became my new passion, giving way to joining two art cooperatives, leading both a plein air and a life drawing group, and regularly painting with individual artists and friends. Living in a small college town has allowed me the pleasure of exhibiting and selling my works in various local venues, as well as taking classes from favorite artists.
I then enjoyed 25 years in private practice and specialized in the treatment of eating disorders, during which time I married Bill Baskerville. I retired in 2002 to pursue a career in art and decided to return to school at Piedmont Virginia Community College. Painting in oils became my new passion, giving way to joining two art cooperatives, leading both a plein air and a life drawing group, and regularly painting with individual artists and friends. Living in a small college town has allowed me the pleasure of exhibiting and selling my works in various local venues, as well as taking classes from favorite artists.