Artist Statement

I have always drawn on any surface with whatever I could find to make a mark,

finding the creation process to be the ultimate excitement.

When paired with a boxful or palette full of colored media — anything can happen!

Though schooled in technically exact processes and precise craftsmanship—

I live for the emotional and creative catharsis of creating situation scenes from my

own imagination while embracing “happy accidents.” I work in watermedia mostly,

watercolor, inks, acrylics, but also enjoy creating three dimensional works using sewn

and stuffed muslin as the canvas. By anthropormorphosizing characters and situations,

I use humor and whimsy to lighten moods or make points on issues.

Most recently I have been enjoying animal caricatures, starting with my own pets.

We are, after all, animals too!