Artist Statement
Painting for me is an expression. A connection to my life and emotions, both conscious and subconscious. There is seldom a plan as the process begins. The subject, medium and technique just emerge. An image from a dream, a detail found that is usually missed or under appreciated often find their way onto the canvas. Strokes on the usually large canvases are bolder, more gestural, adding an element of the physical to the work. Experimental at first, eventually giving way to a flow of what just feels right. There is one thing however that is very consistent: the complexity in my work, of layering paint, symbols and mediums. This process involves many layers of opaque, translucent and transparent mediums. Adding, scraping, taking away and covering up until that emotion, that expression finds its way to the surface of the canvas. As the process nears the end, I begin to feel vulnerable. For it is a part of me, known or unknown, that has been exposed for all to see. Painting for me is a very personal experience.

Opposing Forces Series
This is my own unique process using Opposing mediums. I use Enamel (oil based), Acrylic, Metallic pigments and use heat to manipulate and stabilize. The photos do not show the detail, depth and interest.

Biography
Creating has always been an integral part of my life. My mother was a portrait artist. My father was an accomplished artist, cartoonist and illustrator, as well as a successful commercial artist in Miami, Florida. It was with my father in his studio at a very young age that I first developed an appreciation for the creative process. I have studied a variety of forms of art: sculpture, ceramics, painting, architecture, and interior and fashion design. While raising two children I worked as an interior designer,but it is painting that gives me the most fulfillment. Freedom to express; to paint what I feel and what I imagine. The exposure to a variety of art forms and the diversity of a studio in Ft Lauderdale, Florida and Bend, Oregon has created more channels for my emotions to escape onto the canvas. It is in this expression of self discovery that I have found my life's passion.