about the artist
Pull up a chair. I'm really glad you're here — and I mean that. Whether you're an art lover, a fellow painter, or you just stumbled across one of my paintings and got curious, I'd love to get to know you.
Don't be shy. I'm very approachable, I promise.
the winding road
I have a BFA from the University of North Texas, but honestly my real education happened in the decades after. I started in advertising — production artist, freelancer, Senior Art Director, Creative Director. I was good at it. But the higher you climb in that world, the less you actually make things with your hands, and that was slowly killing me.
So I left. My husband and I built a business making printed mural décor — trompe l'oeil wallcoverings that we sold nationally and internationally. Then an inspirational art and stationery collection. Then giclée printing for other artists using a six-foot Epson printer. I entered fine art shows when I could, won some awards, sold paintings, taught privately. The whole time, oil painting was the thing I came back to whenever life let me.
In 2021, we sold most of what we owned, converted a van, and just drove. Three and a half years across the American West, parts of Canada, even Portugal — okay, so we didn't drive to Portugal, but we did drive all around that beautiful country. I took thousands of reference photos and painted as much as I could — which wasn't nearly enough, because you can't exactly leave your oils out when you're also living in your vehicle.
In 2024, we found a small farm on a lake in middle Georgia and had a real studio built. I walked in, set up my easel, arranged some objects on a table by the window, and thought: there you are. I've been painting ever since, every single day, making up for lost time.
"I could no longer stand not having a studio. That feeling was actually a gift — it told me exactly what I needed to do."
These days my life runs on sawdust, paint, and strong coffee. I share a lot of what I'm working on here and on social media, and I genuinely love hearing from people — whether you're a collector, a fellow painter, or someone who just wants to know what paint I use. All questions welcome.
