I have always known I am an artist. My mother jokes that my obsession with drawing began as soon as I was old enough to hold a pencil. From earliest years, my artwork has revealed a deep fascination with the organic movement and individual personalities that characterize all living things. In recent years, inspired by life at the coast and in the ocean, I have turned the majority of my attention to detailed studies of kelp, sea life, and tidepools. My large oil paintings of colorful kelp that has washed up on the beach are a unique blend of realism and abstraction. I insist on painting solely from my own personal experience, so each painting is a true expression of the world as I see it. It is my hope that you will be inspired by my paintings to look more closely at the incredible beauty that surrounds you every day and that you will be inspired by the vigor, the elegance, and the tenacity of life.
