I knew from a very young age that I wanted to be an artist. I’ve always been surrounded by artists; my mom was a painter, my parents collected art, and my husband and all 4 of my children are practicing artists in all different mediums. I have a BFA in fashion, but made the decision to put my artistic desires to the side while I raised my family. During those years I was always thinking about art and what I truly wanted to do and what always came to mind was painting. Even though I had no formal training, I decided at the close of 2020 I had to get brave and pursue what spoke to my heart, which was abstract painting. Starting a new career at 60 was daunting, but I knew it was time to jump in. I feel like my paintings are the result of 30 years of pent-up creative energy that waited a very long time to be expressed. 

I live in a black and white world; I tend to only wear black and white. My house is black and white and neutrals. Yet when I paint it’s all about vibrancy and color. Emotions must manifest themselves through color because my paintings are all about expressing my inner-most feelings onto the canvas.

I paint large-scale, colorful, emotion-based abstract paintings. While painting, I am very immersed in my feelings and let those emotions dictate the color and composition. For me, painting is the way I can express myself in a way that words cannot.