I have always had an eye for beautiful things.  Even as a small child I wanted to create and use color.  I remember being very excited to open a big, brand new box of crayons or paint.  Everything about them from the way they looked to the way they smelled made me happy.  Over the years my creativity has taken many forms from sewing curtains and halloween costumes to painting furniture and walls to decorating and staging homes as well as designing and caring for plants and gardens.  It is who I am and what I love to do.  I am a self taught painter with a commercial art degree living in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina with my husband and family.  This is a wonderful place for an artist to live due to it's rich history and natural beauty but I also travel whenever I get the chance because there is nothing more enlightening than exploring other places, people and cultures.  I paint what I see whether it is in my own backyard or a wonderful unexpected place I visit nearby or halfway around the world.  Since I love color and the amazing things that happen to a place or object in light or shadow I strive to capture that in my subject matter.  I work mostly in acrylics on canvas and it brings me much joy to know that my artwork is proudly displayed in many homes around the country and cherished by those who see it daily.  My goal is to bring happiness with my art so I hope you love what you see.