My California | Three New Paintings and Lifelong Inspiration

Aug 7, 2023 | Creative Process, Fine Art, My Creative Journey, My Life, Painting, Places, Travel

Alive With Beginning I’m obsessed with the plant life in Southern California. I even unintentionally had a bedroom with a palm tree beach mural when I was in high school. It wasn’t Southern California, probably French Polynesia or another island paradise. But I’ve... Read More

New Art: There Are No Edges

Apr 26, 2022 | Family, Fine Art, Mindfulness, My Life, Painting

You might be surprised to know this about me. As an artist who channels beauty, I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about death. Wait…don’t go! Truth be told, for much of my life, this was a source of terror and severe anxiety. I grew up exposed to a... Read More

Inspiration: Aerial Views and Bravery

Mar 30, 2022 | Creative Process, Fine Art, Painting, Travel

VIEWS FROM ABOVE The first time I flew on an airplane I was 20 years old. I was flying to Rhode Island to visit a college boyfriend who had recently moved back to his home state. Flying felt like a big deal. I remember being terrified, which wasn’t an odd feeling for... Read More

A Woman Artist Turns 50 | Metamorphosis: Half-Century

Oct 10, 2019 | Creative People, Creative Process, Creative Projects, Fine Art, Mindfulness, My Creative Journey, My Life, Painting, Writing

I turn 50 on December 1st.   To commemorate this “milestone”, much of the second half of 2019 has/will be spent creating a new body of work.  Metamorphosis: Half-Century will officially debut in January 2020 at CURA in Seattle. To celebrate, there... Read More

Grand Central Station | A Story About Bravery

Jan 20, 2016 | My Life, Photography, Places, Storytelling, Travel

In first grade I was a super anxious kid. I didn’t want to go outside at recess because I didn’t want to lose my way back to the classroom. Until I was about 9, except for my grandparents’ house, sleepovers weren’t happening. I wasn’t... Read More