Year Born: 1966
Place of Birth: Columbus, Ohio

Art Education:
The Art League School of Alexandria - 14 Years of Study

Solo Exhibits:
March, 2006, UUCF, Oakton, VA
September, 2006, UUCR, Reston, VA
June 2007, UUCF, Oakton, VA

Group Exhibits:
February 2003, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
February 2005, Art League Gallery, Alexandria, VA
June 2005, Art League, Alexandria, VA
September/October 2005 Green Spring Gardens, Alexandria, VA
Feb. - July 2006, Alexandria City Hall, Alexandria, Va
May 2006, The Sunday Seven, UUCF, Oakton, VA
October 2006, Fall Into the Arts, Clifton, VA
January - February 2007, L'Image Salon and Gallery, Fairfax, VA
February 2007, The Art League, Alexandria, VA

Galleries:
The Little Gallery, Smith Mountain Lake, Moneta, VA
The Artists' Undertaking Gallery, Occoquan, VA

Private collections throughout the US and Canada


I have been interested in art and the creative process all my life, and as I grew I found myself searching out opportunities and occupations where I could express myself and grow creatively. I work from my home studio in Fairfax, Virginia. I hope you enjoy my work. Please send me a note - I love hearing from visitors!

About My Work:
I strive for my paintings to make an emotional connection with the viewer, believing that's what defines a successful piece.

I work primarily in oils. I enjoy the richness and viscosity of the paint, sometimes building up thin, delicate transparent layers of color, and other times working in an impressionistic impasto style of thick paint, often applied with a palette knife or other tool. It just depends on the subject or my mood.

I live in the Mid-Atlantic region with my husband, two kids and our Portuguese Water Dog.  I am inspired by nature - the beauty of a single flower or a burst of color from a stand of fall trees. Much of my work can be defined as minimalist -  a snapshot of a simple still life or an atmospheric landscape. In a hustle and bustle world, I like to capture the fleeting beauty of what is often overlooked.