Painting has always been my meditation. When I step into the studio, time slips away. Art has been my first love for as long as I can remember—the truest language I know. I draw inspiration from nature and travel: a quiet walk on the beach, an unplanned hike, or a fleeting scene that stirs me to capture it in a photograph. Back in the studio, those impressions blend with memory and sketches, coming alive on canvas in oils. What I hope to capture is not just a scene, but its essence—the quiet poetry of place and the emotion I carried.

My journey has carried me far. It began in Santa Barbara, California, my childhood canvas. Later, with only a suitcase and determination, I headed for the East Coast, where I earned my BFA at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts, during the creative pulse of the 1980s. In the ’90s, I returned to California, balancing corporate life with painting until art claimed me fully.

Since then, I’ve followed inspiration wherever it leads, easel in hand, creating works that have found homes across the world and walls in healing spaces like Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, where I hope they bring calm, comfort, and a sense of wonder.

As of September 2025, a new chapter has begun for me.  I am now living in the beautiful Southwest of France. I look forward to letting this new landscape shape my work while continuing to share my art with those who have supported me along the way.

My Etsy shop remains fully open, serving only my U.S. customers with the same trusted care and shipping through my California printer who ships directly to you, as they have for the past 14 years. Nothing has changed except for where I am physically.

Here’s to new beginnings, enduring passions, and the landscapes still waiting to be painted!