It is my firm belief that as an Artist I must continually grow and learn, to push beyond my comfort zone but above all to be true to myelf.

My story is the same as most other creative people I've encountered. I started drawing at an early age and continued to take art classes through high school. As an adult, I earned a Master of Arts degree but had to help support my family. Therefore, I took a side step in my art career and operated a successful graphic design business for over 20 years. In many ways, doing graphic design has helped me hone my skills by forcing me to be very attentive to detail, composition, color and balance.

In 2009, I began the process of slowly shutting down the business and devoting more time to fine art. In 2010, I made the transition to full time artist.

My work is abstract but I do some referential work as well. I enjoy the use of biomorphic shapes overlapped or contrasted with geometric shapes. Nature and people around me inspire works that start out referential and evolve into very abstract forms as I work.

I paint in acrylics but consider myself a printmaker. With printmaking, I can create unique, multiple interpretations of the same subject by using the wide variety of methods available. My preferred printmaking forms are: monotype, serigraphy and relief printmaking. I also prefer creating editions of monoprints that are similar rather than editions of perfect duplicates. The small variations in the colors or tones, a line that is added or removed, all make the series much more interesting to me. When I do create a traditional edition, every piece has to be exactly the same or I won't include it.

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