My watercolor, mixed media, and acrylic pieces are rooted in the patterns and textures of nature and fueled by the beauty around my home near the Willamette River. Through painting, I seek to communicate the ways in which my perception of the external landscape informs my internal emotional landscape, and vice versa.

I like to swim in wild rivers and hunt for agates on the Oregon Coast. I enjoy the gray days of Oregon winters and the hot dry sunny days of Oregon summers.  During my studio days I am often accompanied by my black cat or my giant golden retriever puppy.