I was born to a strong, independent single mother, who from a young age encouraged my artistic pursuits by influencing me with her own creativity. I was raised to be fearless, bold, unapologetically confident, strongly feminine and expressive without boundaries. All of these characteristics are reflected in my art.
My paintings are inspired by the female form, and the incomparable beauty found in nature; the colors, the natural patterns, the lights, the shadows and the synchronicity of feminine and masculine energies. Every color, along with every color relationship, can be found there. The brush strokes on a canvas push and pull like waves in the ocean. Acrylic, oil, charcoal, muliti-media sculpture and digital design are my voice.
For a long time I felt silenced by my own insecurities. Who was going to care about my work? Who was going to hear my voice in this sea of artists, all treading the waters, hoping to be seen. Then, I sold my first painting in 2009.… There was a beauty, vulnerability and power to be found in the realization that everything I was striving to be, already I am.