Artist Statement

I consider myself quite the empath and that can be taxing on the heart and soul considering all that is upside down in the world, so making art is how healing happens for me. Everything about creating is the ultimate meditation and an opportunity to share my vision through my art.

I realized my passion for creating while serving and traveling with the US Air Force for over 10 years. It is with these experiences that my wanderlust would ultimately provide me with the inspiration to become an artist.

I am inspired by my travels, nature, human emotion and my unconventional imagination.

Although I enjoy working in several different mediums, I am usually drawn to work with oils because they allow extended time for reflection. They allow for opportunities to evaluate, reevaluate, connect with my environment, and with my feelings in that moment. The longevity of this method makes way for tiny slivers of change and adjustments, giving time for me to pause and adapt and to create the desired reality in form. And taking advantage of this time to be in the present moment as often as possible is what I aspire for both personally and professionally.  

By seeing beyond quintessential beauty, and observing the bones of humanity in all of its mysterious and wild nature, I create art that has ethereal tones, that tend to be moody and emotionally charged.  

It is often that I find myself moved by sadness, but also by nostalgia, compassion, hope and love.