I have never been able to do “just one thing.”  That has been evident  if you look at my full resume...i.e. research/writing for a new bio-fertilizer company, fabric studio assistant, antique art print seller, waitress. 

The same is true for my paintings, they go from more realistic representational to completely abstract.

I love learning and going from one theme to another keeps me balanced.


Underlying concerns/thoughts/passion of it all is the environment and humans’ relationship (not such a good one) with it. 


These abstracts come from meditations on our waterways, what we dump into them from mountains to ocean, and how they are all connected. 

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mixed media on wood

24’ x 24”

Fragments 1

mixed media on canvas


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mixed media on wood