About

Even though I experimented with art growing up, and watched my artist mother paint, I didn't become passionate about painting and creating art until about 5 years ago when I was going through a period of personal exploration and deep sorrow. I realized that art was a perfect venue of expression and growth for me, and a way for me to find joy in every day life. During the last couple of years I have taken workshops from several well known California artists like Robert Burridge and Ron McKee, but I also draw on my intuitive muse and recollections of watching my mother enjoy art when I was a child. I mainly paint with acrylics on stretched canvas or treated watercolor paper, but I am also experimenting with non-traditional watercolors, mixed media, sculpture on canvas, and installation pieces. I always try to paint places that I want  to hold in my memory, people that move me, and feelings or images that inspire me. My use of vivid colors, rich textures, and movement help me express the passion I feel when I paint. Every time I  create art, I am reminded of how grateful I feel to be able to express myself in this way, and how art helps me visualize and imagine a place where anything is possible!

I am also an amatuer photographer, and I make greeting cards from my best photos (please check out my gallery titled "Cool Photos"). You can order greeting cards with photos of any of my artwork, or choose from the photo gallery.