Hi! I’m so glad you found me!

First things first, let me introduce myself. I was born and raised in San Antonio and Boerne, Texas. The Hill Country has my heart and I am a Texas girl through and through.  I have three children that keep me grounded and make me laugh more than any others. They are my favorite assistants and travel buddies.  I am a former middle school art teacher and you can still find me occasionally leading summer camp art classes, my own art classes or community classes. I love to teach and share and create.

Graduating from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Art; I have spent time exploring many art mediums and I have found that my favorites are painting (any kind), drawing (specifically with charcoal or pastels) and fabric art. After teaching middle school art for almost 9 years on San Antonio’s east side, I took a few years off during which I pursued my solo art career and while I enjoyed it immensely the reality is that insurance is expensive and menopause is coming for me.

I happily returned to teaching- high school art this time- and moved to Dallas, Texas where I am learning to be an empty-nester while my children are attending their respective colleges and Navy training programs.

Q & A

What inspires you?

I often find inspiration in nature, seeking patterns and working to combine realism with abstract shapes in a contemporary blend. I love color too. Color theory and color psychology are pivotal in my world and transcend into my art. With liberal use of vivid color, bold shapes and movement I strive to insert a feeling of kinetic emotional energy in my art. 

What type of art do you make?

I would describe my art style as bold, illustrative pop art with painterly application. I prefer large canvases or walls where I can paint with large, sweeping movements. Bright colors, bold color combinations and well blended. Iconographic, saturating colors, abstract realism, kitschy at times, naturalistic, representational, curvilinear.

What artists influence you?

Georgia O’Keefe. Frida Kahlo. Diego Rivera. David Hockney, Edward Hopper, Matisse. Shepard Fairey. I collect vintage Japanese woodblock prints and have loved Asian art since childhood. The crisp lines and clearly defined shapes as evident in church iconography and the use of color in 1940's war time propaganda as well.

I make art that is an outward representation of my inner world. One could trace my personal growth through my lifetime via the art I have made. As I have aged I have become more confident in who I am, as a woman and an artist, and I find myself creating loud, cheerful art. 

All artists seek to illicit an emotive response from their audience, these days I want the perceived emotion drawn from my art to be joy and a sense of childlike lightheartedness. 

I want my art to make you smile.