i am an artist living on the north coast of Oregon, USA. i make abstract paintings & art with a variety of materials, new and recycled, and use acrylics, watercolors, charcoal, pen, pastels, pencil and more. i also take pictures and write poetry, and write musings about art and life on social media and a newsletter.
my art is for people who like color and texture, movement as well as calmness, and those open to art that invites contemplation and curiosity about being alive.
you can find my art here on my site, and regularly in community art shows and the local library. my art is in private collections across the US and Canada.
i delight in letting the materials and creative process teach me, and i am enthralled by color, texture, and flow. when people tell me they feel the same way, the world gets a little kinder, brighter, gentler, and more beautiful.
i am honored, moved by, and grateful for all who want my art to be in their world.
ART IS CENTRAL TO OUR SOULS
art is essential to our day-to-day being
art reaches us in a
visceral
nonverbal
sometimes joyfully delightful
sometimes achingly deep
sometimes challenging but needed
soul-full way.
art connects us
to each other
across time and space
to our ancestors
to our future
and to our most important now
i hope my art allows you to spend time in wordlessness, exploring complexities as your eyes are drawn around the painting, to feel the colors and movement, the interplay of expanses, intricacies, and let it transport you to the inner place you need.
> Section of the painting Early Winter
