As a child of the 1960s and '70s, I'm drawn to vibrant colors and retro designs.  Peace, love, harmony, and happiness are the qualities I try to convey through my pieces.  I create a lot of flowers, trees, and animals because they bring universal serenity and happiness.  I work mainly using acrylics, watercolors, and ink, and I'm always striving to refine my techniques.  "White space," for me, is hard...my pieces are generally the antithesis of "minimalist." 

I'm a high school English and Art teacher by day, and after 25 years in the classroom, my art serves as my creative outlet. I've been professionally selling my work since 2008, and my pieces reside in homes throughout North America, Canada, Europe, and Australia.  I enjoy creating custom pieces, such as artwork for a nursery or kid's room, and I do a number of pet portraits as well.  

My art career started in 2007 when a friend wanted me to share her booth at a local arts fair.  I decided to revive the Pet Rock from my childhood and sold over 300 rocks that day!  Wow!  (That's a lot of rocks!)  People asked, "Do you have any larger works?"  I didn't at the time, but quickly branched out, creating bigger pieces and developing a groovy style all my own.  If it's bright and colorful, it makes me happy, and I hope it makes you happy, too!

I've recently married--took me a long time of kissing frogs to find my prince!--and he loves to accompany me when we hit the road in Houston and set up our booth.  As we're both anticipating retirement in the next few years, we plan to do more local and regional fairs and festivals.  Look for us if you're out and about in the Houston area!