As a Southern California artist my art practice for many years centered on people and everyday moments. I drew as one writes in a diary. For many years the work has focused on diversity, unity, birth, loss, pain, hope, and more. The works have always included nature, personal struggles, politics, and the Urban landscape.
When Covid hit I did two very emotional paintings about the pandemic and the BLM movement. I was exhausted from the overwhelm of world events. In my quest for peace, I turned to birds and nature. This was a natural progression since I have always added birds and other animals into the work.
I still continue to draw people in my sketchbook in order to keep a record of the happenings in the world. I love and am passionate about pattern and nature has much to offer in its visual majesty.
Process is a huge part of my practice. I love mixing colors and have been compared to colorist Pierre Bonnard. I never worry about the result, as this is a projection of a future, which none of us knows. I do the work and the shows follow. My biggest joy is painting or drawing for hours quietly.
I sketch, write, and paint, swirling colors around in a quilt of life, for each viewer to walk on.