Every class, teacher, and fellow artist has contributed to my love of art and the art I create today.

In my 30’s I took time away from art to raise my family, although I always snuck in a class or two.

When my girls left for college, I signed up for my first overseas Plein Air workshop to paint in France. A dream come true! I fell in love with painting in Plein Air and was getting into shows, galleries, and selling my art. At the same time, my 30 year marriage ended, so art took a back seat so I could regroup, heal, and figure out my next phase.

Art was definitely a healer during this time.

Eventually I met & remarried a wonderful man, Greg. We recently moved to France (a life long dream) with our Golden Joey. Our new home is in the South of France, which is an education in itself. Definitely out of my comfort zone, but in a good way.

It’s a whole new world. So many inspiring scenes to paint & abstract.

My art has gone through many phases, abstract is one I keep coming back to. I love to abstract shapes, lines, and express the feeling of the scene I’m painting in color. Also love to have my viewer fill in the blanks.

My art style starts with an abstracted first layer, adding texture, colors, thick paint, etc.