Inspired by people’s physical gestures and emotions, the figure has consistently been dominant in my years of making art. I mainly work in acrylics and mixed media, but I always enjoy combining new materials and techniques to keep it fresh.

I approach each creative process as an open-ended improvisation, an evolving journey without preconceived plans for a predictable outcome. Beginning with the figure or landscape’s structure, I intuitively react through the materials I have at hand. Stripping away the non-essentials gives a loose interpretation of form, movement, and human expression. I look for abstract shapes, as I take risks with compelling colors, bold and gestural brush strokes, and breaking rules along the way. I prefer to leave a painting just a bit unfinished rather than over worked. This allows the viewers to enter into the painting with their own stories.

If I were to enforce a rule, it would be to engage the element of risk and create outside my comfort zone whenever I enter my studio. Having lived in California my entire life, I am influenced by California’s golden hills and clear blue skies, swimsuits, and swimming pools.