Artist Statement

Blurring the lines between abstraction and realism, I create loosely assembled images … imparting a mood, a suggestion, without detail, expressing my experience of the landscape or subject.

I attempt to create a feeling - a mood - through the use of color, light, and composition, most commonly found in nature…Nature is my inspiration, teacher and healer. I create in order to wrap myself in the process and the moment.

About

With a full time career in the behavioral health field, it wasn’t until 2013 that I returned to my childhood interest in art. My initial exploration was with encaustic painting, but now much of work is in oil and mixed media. I’m drawn to expressive, abstract paintings and the use of color.

Spending a great deal of time in Seabrook, SC, much of my work is inspired by the Low Country marshes, estuaries, ocean and beaches. My love for nature and landscape is what inspires me and drives me to create.

Over the years, I’ve taken many art classes and workshops exploring different mediums, techniques and materials. My studios are in my homes in Greenville, and Seabrook, SC where I reside with my husband, Erik and cat, Ziggy.