ARTIST | WRITER | CREATIVITY CATALYST
My hope is that art I create within the alchemy of color, texture and luminosity connects you to something inside yourself that feels alive, soul-full and seen.
Well, that was fun...
Winner of the 2025 Thomas Stevens Gallery Sponsor's Award during Paint It Orange
On October 1-3, I participated in Paint It Orange, an en plein air event presented by the Orange County Arts Commission in North Carolina. What a blast!
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The weather was chef's kiss perfection as I joined 89 artists to paint local scenes – outdoors, in real time, and without photo references – within a hair-raising 52-hour window. It was insane, exhausting but incredibly fun.
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Although I considered several exquisite vistas to paint, I kept coming back to a simple, dilapidated old wooden sled that someone rescued and perched against a tree by a forest.
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I felt a strong pull towards what this scene represented: the exhilaration of snow days that unfortunately now rarely exist; childhoods before video games and social media; and curiosity about the social cost of abandoned innocence.
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Thank you to all sponsors –– and especially to the collector who purchased this very special piece.
Getting Started
With My Underpainting
and Texture Layers
The "Messy Middle" and wondering whether this will really take shape before the deadline
Incredibly grateful and honored for the recognition, and that a collector purchased it.
How It Began
As a wildly imaginative child, I dreamed of dancing or coloring my way through life. However, practicality (watered by stern eyebrows from less unamused parents) led me into advertising and an award-winning career in marketing and brand. For years, I helped technology startups discover and tell their stories, all while quietly tending a personal creative fire within the margins of a busy life.​
Plot Twist
Although some people thought that I had completely lost my mind, I seized an opportunity to step away from the corporate world to embrace what I call “Life Chapter Two” — a wholehearted return to art and to helping others expand their creativity.​
Today
Today, I work in acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, and digital art, chasing the alchemy of color, texture, and luminosity. My pieces are a conversation of layers, playful yet resonant, weaving together memory, emotion, and imagination. I hope my work becomes a mirror — connecting people to something inside themselves that feels alive, soul-full and seen.
I also create and facilitate creativity workshops and experiences to help people discover, explore and expand their own creative genius.
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