Nature and the changing season have always been influential in my art. Although the Impressionists influenced my first paintings, I have become more abstract in my interpretations in the last five years, using lots of paint and palette knife application. I start out with a subject in mind but as I apply the paint to the canvas, a color or shape may take me in a different direction. Since I started painting I have also explored other media such as printmaking and ceramics to expand my understanding of the creation of art.

My paintings have been shown in several group shows in the metroplex and been selected for juried shows. It gives me great joy to know that my work is now hanging throughout the country, and that what began as a private need to express myself has found a place in other people’s homes