I remember as a child going to my grandparent’s home every weekend in the San Fernando Valley and sitting in the back seat of
my parent’s car glimpsing bits of vistas as they flashed past the car window. There was something very exciting and beautiful
about the light and shadow on the side of a hill, or the yummy yellow color of yucca flowers, or tiny lights dancing off cars
in the rain. I wanted to freeze those images in time so they would last forever and I could drink in their beauty for as long as I liked.
I wanted to paint it all so I could capture and enjoy those magical bits of scenery forever. As an adult, I don’t think anything has
changed!

My work, Contemporary Realist Landscape, is rooted in the Hudson River School with their luminosity and clarity,
yet the qualities of abstract painting, such as composition, form and texture are never far from my thoughts. Among contemporary
painters, portraying the West is a continuation of the early pioneering spirit of America and has brought a renewed respect for
landscape painting. Three painters I feel an affinity for in my own work are Peter Holbrook (1940-present), Woody Gwyn
(1944-present) and Ray Strong (1905-present).

West Marin County has been the focus of my most recent work. Inspiration comes
from natural forms in the landscape. Every time I am out on a ranch or hiking along a sea cliff I am moved and electrified by the
rich textures I see. My work has moved toward finer and finer detail as a result. I want to make my paintings convincing - more
real than real - yet retain my own particular vision.

My work reflects my spirituality and philosophy. I want to communicate the beauty of the Earth, to soothe the jangled nerves
modern life brings, and restore us to feel “at one” with nature. I feel blessed to have been given artistic talent and I hope in return
to leave something worthwhile and beautiful to the world.

In 1990 she married fellow artist James Brumback, also a landscape painter. In 2004 they completed remodeling their Mill Valley home to include studios for each of them. Since then Siminger has devoted full time to her painting.

She is active in the annual Marin Agricultural Land Trust (MALT) Ranches & Rolling Hills show, has participated in the Bolinas
Museum Auction for many years, and has exhibited in several galleries, most recently the Claudia Chapline Gallery in
Stinson Beach, California.