No scrap of paper has ever been safe around me.  I have always had a passion to create art, I am so grateful to be able to live my dream.  I find that the beauty in simple everyday things is sometimes overlooked and these are the subjects I am inspired to paint.

I took my first watercolor class in 1994 and have been hooked on painting ever since.  I paint in both watercolors and acrylics and I also love to draw and fill my sketchbooks.  I have won many awards for my art.   The most exciting has been winning first place for the Gilroy Garlic Festival  poster contest twice.  I also placed second twice.  I have been showing and selling my work at fine art fairs since 2008.  I enjoy that part of it as it keeps me painting everyday, which is what I love to do.

 I have a very supportive husband, Mike, who encourages me to be the best artist I can.  I am blessed with two great  kids, my son Sam and my daughter Kyle.  Life is good.