After travelling extensively throughout the world and viewing many of the great artistic masterpieces, I went back to school to study painting.

I began my artistic journey at UCLA. It is here that I discovered my love of the painterly process and where I found my artistic voice. One of my professors said “Always leave a little history”. Let the viewer see where you have been with the paint. I fell in love with the surface, creating marks, edges, and textures by building layer upon layer of visual information, appreciating the beauty of the lost and found along the way. Later I studied with Wayne Thiebaud where I refined the art of paint application and learned how to tell the story by building color. I had a profound experience studying with a Japanese brush master. It was here that I learned the importance of being at one with the brush and fully in the moment with each stroke.

After returning to school once again to study interior design, I designed and produced fabrics for Ron Mann, a well known International designer. It is here that I learned to celebrate the beauty of the unconventional and the beauty in the unexpected. While working with Neil Watson, an accomplished International painter and teacher, I consolidated my philosophy of design elements, creating an artistic expression that is my own.

I collaborate with interior designers and architects to create visual installations for homes, restaurants, hotels and institutions. All inquiries are welcome.