About the Artist

I am currently exploring abstracted landscapes to evoke the sense of both the familiar and mysterious. Working from a background of a more realistic interpretation of place, I’m expanding into emphasizing color, texture and atmosphere to access the depth of emotional response to location. 

My greatest joy is to connect with the viewer by creating paintings that express the ineffable and transcendent.

My art-making journey started young; drawing on the walls of my house with a crayon, imitating Harold and his purple crayon, and getting scolded for it. Undaunted, I continued exploring mark making while growing up, finding my deepest connection to the world through art.

Besides studying art at UC Santa Cruz, I’ve worked with Albert Handell, Kim Lordier, Terri Ford and Debora Stewart.

Collectors of my paintings include the Casa Barranca Retreat Center, Ojai, CA, The Tynan Group, Santa Barbara, CA and actor John Cleese. 

AWARDS AND SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

1st Place Award, Abstract Art Collective juried exhibition, Thresholds, Voice Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

Honorable Mention, Abstract Art Collective juried exhibition Imaginings, Voice Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

Pastel Society of the West Coast 99 Voices in Pastel, Juried Exhibition, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA

Pastel Society of the West Coast 99 Voices in Pastel, Juried Exhibition, Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA

International Association of Pastel Societies 2022 Pastel World Convention Show, Juried Exhibition, Albuquerque, NM

University of California Santa Barbara Glassbox Gallery Day Time Moon 2020, Staff Exhibition

Studios on the Park, Paso Robles, CA California Impressionists: The Masters and the Greats They Inspire, Invitational Exhibition

Abstract Art Collective juried exhibition Working Titles, Faulkner Gallery Santa Barbara, CA 

Best of Show, Santa Barbara Art Association Exhibit
Juror’s Choice Award, Goleta Art Association Group Show
2nd Place Award, SCAPE Landscape Show at La Arcada
3rd Place Award, Semana Nautica, Juried Exhibit 

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Santa Cruz

AFFILIATIONS

Abstract Art Collective

Santa Barbara Art Association

Goleta Valley Art Association

Gallery Los Olivos

La Cumbre Center for the Creative Arts, Illuminations Gallery

Pastel Society of America
Pastel Society of the West Coast, Signature Member