I have an innate need to create. It’s the only time my mind is at peace and time doesn’t exist. As a child sketching and writing, then an adult painting, which saved my life. Painting florals with rich colors and textures, playing in the oils with my fingers and a palette knife, relaxed me and brought very high blood pressure down.

I’ve been sharing joy through painting since 2005, displaying work in downtown Medford stores and galleries. Leaving Oregon briefly, I exhibited work in Florida boutiques and expanded my custom business, which included landscapes, corporate logos and characters, dogs, people, abstracts and florals. My paintings hang in Oregon, Wisconsin, Idaho, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Colorado, Minnesota, California, Texas, Washington, and Louisiana. For me, painting is life.