"I follow my muse then splash color all over where she leads me."
I was born in Kansas, grew up in California (Orange County and the Bay Area), made my graphic designer bones in Silicon Valley, did my obligatory stint as a mad woman in New York, spent a few years abroad and finally came home to the Sonoma wine country, older but wiser, to settle and make a slow transition to primarily fine art.
Now that I'm retired it's all about giving my creativity free reign, savoring the contentment of producing demand-free art and creative projects (art minus the restrictions and stress of assigned imagery) and creating work that fills my days and fulfills my mind and soul.
I love bold color and generally work in an abstract or semi-abstract contemporary style, but occasionally do traditional work as well. I also enjoy indulging my need to be wild and humorously whimsical with ATC & ACEO cards & small sketches. I love mixed media and prefer to work with watercolors, colored pencils, acrylic paint pens & markers.
I'm retired & live in Tucson with my chubby cat, Bailey lots of cacti and assorted desert critters, and I spend my time making art to my heart's content.