Who am i?
I’m a self-taught oil painter born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. My work is inspired by my own life and by observing the ways people live, connect, and carry their stories. I’m especially drawn to how identity and memory shape us over time.
WHAT I PAINT
My work explores the space between memory and presence — the parts of us that are carried forward, reshaped, and never quite left behind. Working in both oil paint and oil pastel, I use contrast to reflect the tension between inner experience and outer reality. My work often centers on age, intimacy, and womanhood — exploring the traces of girlhood and memory that quietly shape the present..
WHY IT MATTERS
Painting is my way of making sense of the complexity of being human. Each piece becomes a conversation with time, a reminder that we are made of many versions of ourselves. I want my work to hold space for the layered truths we carry — the quiet shifts, contradictions, and memories that shape who we are. My hope is that viewers find echoes of their own story in the work, and that it offers a moment of pause, reflection, and recognition.
