Mission Statement

Connect with every wing, every bud, every breath of wind, the light and the dark to feel absolutely alive.

I live and work in the Bay Area, California. Surrounded in nature I can escape yet be completely in the present moment. The same is true when I am painting. 

I work in watercolor, acrylic and oil paint to express the energy and life I see in the details of nature. Even though I have a general theme for each series of work, I start each painting with abstract washes, the unexpected marks and layering determining the direction of each painting. 

My paintings are a way to reconnect through nature, like a deep breath, that for a moment nothing else matters than the tingling of our senses, absorbing the shifting color of a single petal, the swoop of a wing, the scent of a rose, or simply the circle of light beyond a tunnel of trees. A chance to escape and be present in the same moment. I often consider whilst walking in the Oakland hills the thin veil that separates us from what we see and the magic that lies just out of sight. I attempt to interpret what is seen and unseen in Nature's dance of life.

A visual exploration of my communion with nature, noticing the extraordinary in the ordinary, being uplifted by what I see. I want to bring that same feeling to the viewer so they may benefit especially during times of stress, in particular, grief and loss.