Painting has been one of the great joys of my life. I love using vivid colors - color lifts our soul to a brighter place. Because I had solid foundational training, I have been able to develop my own personal voice with color and paint.
I have always lived a creative life - from sketching people when I was a child, to choreographing dances for my modern dance class, to helping people coordinate fabrics and wallpaper in our home decorating business, and designing programs for my Pilates and Spin classes. Being creative has always kept me motivated and happy. Expressing myself through painting has been extremely satisfying.
Having had the wonderful opportunity to travel in the last several years, many of my paintings are from the beautiful places we have visited. I also love painting people as I enjoy the challenge of capturing their inner spirit and essence. I’ve done many commissions and have painted my family members numerous times, especially my beautiful granddaughters.
Often when I am painting, I think of nothing else. Hours can fly by in an instant. Being totally immersed in painting, I sometimes later wonder, “How did I paint that?” I find painting so pleasurable and love hearing other people’s interpretation of my works – especially my abstract paintings. I hope you enjoy my paintings!