About the Artist

I've been creating for as long as I can remember. When I was little, I loved coloring books, and copying pictures from magazines, especially National Geographic. As I grew up, I learned how to draw and paint from inspiring teachers in high school, college, and in private lessons. I entered art competitions and won awards.  I learned how to draw and paint with their guidance, and my own experimentation in a variety of styles and media.

My love for the great outdoors is very influential in my work, as well as the influences of the human condition. I paint realistically and abstractly, switching up styles as easily as I switch colors. What brings my work together is the emotion that shows through.

I use bold brushwork along with fluid paint to abstract flowing water, to energize a pastoral landscape, or to depict the energy and joy of a musician performing. I use paint pens in a series of dots (pointillism) to make serene colorful underwater scenes of imaginative exotic reefs and sea life, or create whimsical fantasy landscapes of billowy clouds and curvy roads through hills and deserts. When doing commission work, I strive to depict love and happiness in portraits, homes, and favorite places.

I am influenced by many artists, but my favorites are Georgia O'Keefe, Joan MItchell, Monet, Seurat, Pollock, and Gerhard Richter.