Born and raised in San Jose, I started my creative life in musical theater. My love for performing arts, and all the people behind the scenes, continues to show up in my visual art now.

I make figurative paintings of makers, teachers and performers. I am endlessly interested in that space where people share their passion with each other. My mission is to make work that’s expressive, ethereal and accessible.

Using acrylic on canvas, I honor big and small moments in the arts. I work with overlapping layers of trees, plants and portraits, and am challenged by creating  balance among those different elements.  Still in the Bay Area, I now work from a studio in Sausalito, and am inspired by the thriving artistic community around me.