About Me

 Painting has become my true passion over the last few years. Throughout my career as a special education teacher, I have always considered painting a hobby- something I did during vacations or the occasional weekend; something that sat on the edge of real life. But throughout the last few years, I’ve begun to acknowledge my yearning for more and more time to paint. Simply put, I consider my art a practice and an exploration. I feel a growing humility that allows me to start again and again, and an emerging trust of the surrender that is central to the artistic process.

 

My fascination began with watercolor, discovering the balance between guiding the paint and welcoming the unexpected. Later I explored the depth and vibrance of gouache, and most recently, the myriad textures of acrylics. I’m also inspired by collage and the layering of images, lines, shapes and colors- the perfect metaphor for the compIexity of the human experience.

 

My work often reflects themes of nature and the energy of the living things around us at any given moment. Through my art, I’m learning to take pause. To see. Maybe that inspires someone else to do the same. Maybe that pause is calming; maybe its reassuring; maybe it’s moving, or even transformative. Perhaps it brings just a little brightness to someone’s day.

 

In truth, my art is a small token of my gratitude for the abundance of life and a way to give back a small gift of beauty, simplicity and peacefulness to our complex world.