About the Artist

I’ve always been drawn to color, texture, and the unexpected. My work has evolved quite a bit over the years, but mixed media has become the place where I feel most at home.

My creative journey began in visual presentation and decorative arts, including many years as a faux finish and mural artist. Eventually, I started painting on canvas, and that opened the door to mixed media and assemblage. I’m largely self-taught, although I’ve taken plenty of classes and workshops along the way...always curious to see what I can learn and where it might take me.

I love the process of building a painting layer by layer. I might begin with an idea, a piece of found paper, an old image, or simply a color that catches my eye. From there, things tend to change. I paint, collage, cover things up, bring them back, add texture, scrape away, and sometimes completely change direction. I’ve learned to let the painting have a say in where it wants to go.

Color is usually where I start, and curiosity is what keeps me going. I’m especially drawn to things that have a little history or evidence of a previous life...remnants, fragments, found materials, and imagery that can be transformed into something new. Whether I’m working with florals, abstraction, assemblage, or work on paper, I’m looking for that moment when all the layers begin to come together.

I work from my studio in Southern California and am a founding member of F1VEart Studio and Gallery in the Arts District of  Liberty Station in San Diego.

I'm always experimenting, always learning, and usually wondering what would happen if I tried just one more thing.