artist life


  • The Feeling of Yes

    There is always a moment before a YES. There is always a moment before a yes. A pause.A flutter.A quiet hesitation. Yes is rarely casual. Yes can be commitment.Yes can be growth.Yes can be excitement.Yes can be fear.Yes can be vulnerability.Yes can be change.Yes can be choosing to take action. Every yes carries something with…


  • More Color Play

    More Color Play

    I enjoy playing and experimenting with how one thing works with or against another. It for me is about how i react to a line a color stroke, add another and observe how I feel and react again. It is a continuous dance. Sometimes I am right in step and other times…finding the beat. The…


  • Energized by this color story!

    Energized by this color story!

    Loving these colors and patterns. New discoveries await in the play! Materials: old dictionary,acrylic, posca pens,gell pens and pigma markers.


  • First 2023

    First 2023

    The first hike and nature sketch of 2023 is DONE! A lovely cloudy day and cool air of 43 here in eastern PA tries to discourage the desire to go out. But my daughter Taylor loves the outdoors and we started a tradition a couple of years ago. We go on our first hike on…


  • My Art made it to the first round!

    My Art made it to the first round!

    I am so excited to have a few of my artworks make it into the First Round of this International Competition! I told myself I would get my Art out there in new places, and in new ways. It is scary. It’s hard not to get emotional, or personal about my artwork. Each piece has…


  • No Rules in Art Journaling! 😍

    That’s right….No Rules, NADA, None, zip, Zilch!! Just get started! I know everyone says ” just start”, but that REALLY is the first step. On a napkin, notepaper, sketchbook, or fancy journal. How about all of the above! Grab your favorite writing tool and start making marks through words, pictures, numbers in form of graphs,…