About me
Midwest born, Brooklyn has been home for 50 years. I began drawing and painting as “me time” while working as a full-time mother of six children. My second career landed me in healthcare and led to a Masters in Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Care. As part of an interdisciplinary Palliative Medicine team, I provided support and counseling to patients and families for 25 years. Observation, listening and reflection are key to being successful in counseling; those same abilities serve me well in my art practice. Working with people or paint, those skills are my creative identity.
Why I Paint
Over the past three decades painting has become a form of self-care, meditation, expression and growth. I am essentially self-taught with courses at Parsons, New School, Brooklyn Museum and Anderson Ranch, CO and online along the way. Simply put, making art adds a dimension to my life that nothing else does.
My Inspiration
What a wonderful world! Color sings and evokes emotion. I am drawn to its vitality and vibrancy to capture a mood, a memory, a likeness, a reminder, a reflection. Achieving that is a natural high.
