A little more about me… 

I’m an artist, wife, mother of two college aged kids and have two black lab pups. I studied in Europe for four wonderful years, two of which were at a small studio art school in Florence, Italy before attending the California College of Arts, where I met my fellow artist husband 33 years ago. After college, my art supplies went untouched for over a decade while I was excited to further my blossoming career in corporate retail management and human resources until it got to a point where I simply could not do it anymore. I became miserable trying to juggle all of the competing demands of my many roles raising young children, traveling for work and caring for my parents and their declining health issues. I was riddled with guilt for not being able to be everywhere for everyone all at once and knew the stress of it all was taking its toll on my own health. I was worn down, struggling and knew I needed to make a drastic change to save my soul. I quit my job without a plan, and just had to trust that I was capable of rebuilding a second career after some much needed rest and reprioritizing of my family. I started to paint again and was reconnected with what I was always meant to do. I poured myself into my art and just let the tears flow as I lost myself in the beauty of that painting zone. It was exactly what I needed. My art saved me in many ways, and simultaneously became my next career. 

My creative process is an exploration of colors, textures, metallics and glitter. Intuitively layering paint and mediums allowing layers to unfold as they build and then dissolve while illuminating a sense of clarity, strength, security and ultimately a feeling of peace.

People often ask me what my paintings are about. They are about me and my emotional journey. My art has helped to mentally ground me throughout the most difficult and the most celebrated moments in my life.

My paintings are all original oil and mixed media abstract landscapes and seascapes. Always inspired by the ocean, my art became my new horizon, which is always woven into my work.