Denise D. Croft has been expressing herself through art since she was a young girl. She attended Arcadia University from 1979-1981, studying representational drawing, painting, and other foundational art subjects. After leaving Arcadia, Denise married and was busy raising 5 children - homeschooling them for 15 years.
She remained active in her artistic endeavors; continuing her education through small group instruction.
Denise received lessons in portraiture from Diane Rapissi, as well as lessons in oil & watercolors from Valerie Smith Pope. She uses traditional methods of drawing and painting to capture the beauty and essence of scenes that inspire her.
She paints a variety of subject matter including: still life, interior, seascape, landscape, portrait and figurative scenes.
Subject matter and lighting are the elements in a scene that initially intrigue her. |