I am an artist working in Petaluma, California. My work is mixed media/collage using handprinted paper, acrylics and source materials from magazines and personal photos. I attended the University of Texas in Austin where I received a BFA in Studio Art in 1994. My focus was photography and painting.

A few years ago, I restarted my approach to painting. I began to focus on making art from a place of pleasure and curiosity. I was ready to explore and experiment without focusing on the outcome. This approach has fostered a practice of acceptance and openness (and joy).

It is affirming to see familiar themes emerge even as I cultivate a way of working that is intentionally random. I have always been interested in the dynamic created by opposing ideas. (masculine/feminine, soft/hard) . My process is often an exploration of what I control, and when I let go and lean into the freedom of expression and play.

I will often remove control by closing my eyes while I tear shapes for collage or select images randomly. Encouraging spontaneity and then becoming aware of how I respond on the canvas is an exciting dance. Becoming more comfortable in chaos and releasing the constraints of (illusory) control are ideas that I carry with me beyond the canvas. What doors open when we let go of the expected outcome?

JURIED SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS

03.2024            Anything & Everything. Distinction Award. Gallery 4% San Francisco CA

06.2024            In The Abstract. SFVACC. San Fernando Valley, CA

09.2024            50|50 Show (50 works in 50 Days). Sanchez Art Center. Pacifica CA

10.2024            Vivid Exhibition. d’Art Center, Norfolk VA

11.2024            2024 National Collage Society 40th Annual Juried Exhibit

12.2024            Small Matters. 437co Art Gallery, Grand Junction, CO

01.2025            What Can’t Be Spoken. Gallery Route One. Point Reyes, CA

01.2025            Memories. Falkirk Center. San Rafael, CA

02.2025            Art Auction. Yellowstone Art Museum. Billings, MT

03.2025            Does It Fit? Fine Line Creative Arts Center. Kavanaugh Gallery. St. Charles, IL

04.2025            Left Coast Annual 2025. Sanchez Art Center. Pacifica CA

04.2025            Aqus Café Small Works Show. Petaluma CA