Abby spent her youth abroad as the daughter of a foreign service officer, living in Poland, Germany, Russia, India and Greece. Shepursued an education in the Fine Arts at Rollins College in Winter Park, FL, followed by a year long study in Graphic Design at CorcoranSchool of Art in Washington DC. After a career in advertising design, she returned to her love of painting, studying under various renowned Philadelphia artists. In 2019, Abby moved to St. Michaels, MD on the Chesapeake Bay.

Her work hangs in many private home collections as well as two galleries on the East Coast, American Holiday Home in St. Michaels, MD and Park Avenue Contemporary in Winter Park FL. A lover of nature, Abby paints “en plein air” and in the studio. She has participated invarious national plein air events including Wayne Plein Air, Easton Quick Draw and the Winter Park Paint-Out.

She hopes to reveal a contemporary vision of nature in her work and enjoys helping her students reach their own personal aesthetic.