April has been involved in art her whole life. She was first motivated when her 3rd grade teacher displayed her drawings of cartoon characters in class. April has worked in pencil drawing, oil painting, stained glass, fused glass and watercolor. In her paintings her goal is to portray the emotions she perceives from people, places and creatures she has had the pleasure to meet or see. She hopes to invoke an emotional response in her audience. Her glass art takes a more abstract approach in which she strives to attract her audience’s attention with both color and form while bringing in familiar shapes from the world of nature to arouse the curiosity of her viewers.

April is a signature artist member of Baltimore Watercolor Society (BWS) and the Washington Watercolor Association. In addition she is on the executive board of both BWS and the Laurel Art Guild. She is also a member of the National Capital Art Glass Guild (NCAGG), Maryland Federation of Art, and the Dorchester Art Center.

Achievements include solo exhibits at Dorchester Art Center (watercolors) and at the Maryland Federation of Art’s Circle Gallery (fused glass). Awards include 1st place in 2008 LAG Open at Montpelier Art Center, honorable mention for exhibits at Slayton House in Columbia Maryland, Quiet Waters Gallery in Annapolis Maryland, and at Montpelier Art Center in Laurel Maryland. April’s glass has been accepted into exhibits including an International Competition at Gallery International in Baltimore; NCAGG exhibits at Arts Afire Gallery and Rossdhu Gallery; at the Dorchester Art Center in Cambridge Maryland; at Quiet Waters Gallery, and Columbia Art Center. April work can be found in collections from Florida to Massachusetts.