Since I was a small child creating has always been second nature to me. I feel most alive when I’m making art. I am an abstract expressionist at heart, with a love for process, discovery, and the unexpected. Over the years, my journey has taken me through Central Kentucky, Virginia, and the San Francisco Bay Area—each place leaving its imprint on my work. Today, I call Saint Simons Island, Georgia home, where the coastal light, spiritual and natural beauty continue to inspire me every day.

For me painting is all about the journey. I often begin with loose, colorful, sometimes chaotic layers, embracing spontaneity. Through a slow process of adding, subtracting, and refining, a painting gradually moves toward balance. I try to remain open to the so-called “mistakes” along the way—sometimes they turn into the most interesting parts of the piece. I love building subtle tension through push and pull, and exploring the soft, blurred edges where colors overlap and earlier marks linger just beneath the surface. Brushwork and mark-making are important to me, too—I experiment with a variety of tools to create mood, movement, and a sense of energy. Some paintings endure trials and setbacks, passing through cycles of building up, tearing down, carving back into the paint and rebuilding again before finally reaching a feeling of resolve. My work often shifts between exploring abstract shapes, gestural action, and sometimes a blend of the two. Inspiration comes from deep spiritual emotions, the natural world, and personal experiences that stay with me. I primarily work with oil and acrylic paints, oil sticks, and mixed media.