Jody Hemphill Smith has been a well collected painter for more than thirty years. Her bold colors and uninhibited expressions light up rooms to create unique living spaces in homes from New York to California. She taught art for seventeen years and became the first female Art Department Chair at Valparaiso University. Hemphill Smith's painting career continues today at her historic Castle Gallery in Indiana as well as her Pentwater studio on the shore of Lake Michigan. Her paintings of flowers, plants, and landscapes reflect her love of nature. You may visit her personal website at: www.jodyhemphillsmith.com