I create using oils, acrylics, and watercolors, using a more modern approach to color. Painting is an avenue for balance and freedom in my life. I’m moving away from the need to create perfection. I want my paintings to be interesting; not just a scene recreated on canvas or paper. I create scenes that have been interpreted, producing a design that gives viewers an opportunity to interpret and reflect.

I want more than something beautiful to look. I want images with movement, interesting colors, and new approaches to looking at familiar objects.

I live on the York River, with my husband and river cat, working in the upstairs studio of my 1890’s home in Historic Yorktown, Virginia. My paintings are on display in local galleries in Gloucester, Yorktown, and Williamsburg, Virginia, and Edenton, North Carolina. You can also catch me at several one or two day shows throughout the year.

Colors have an impact on me…mesmerizing me at times. When people view my paintings, I hear that they feel the same way. My paintings are often bright and strong – inspiring action. But sometimes, when life requires a return to calm, a painting will include a lot of blues and greens that create a calm response. Art provides an opportunity for contemplation. I want my viewers to recognize their subliminal response to a painting, and to find the meaning there.

I usually have a cup of tea nearby as I create. I relax and wait for an intuitive response where the paint will flow freely, and joy can be released onto the canvas.

Previous Showings & Awards

Commune Restaurant, Norfolk, VA Solo show of 56 paintings, July-Oct. 2024

Art at the River Juried Show 1st place for 2D

Arts on Main, Gloucester, VA Solo Show, Journey with Art, July 2022