Artist Statement

I started drawing and painting at an early age and it became a life long passion. My common theme, regardless of the project, is transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary.

In 1998 a friend asked me to paint a mural on her nursery wall. This was a new and exciting area for me. Her request was an honor, but think how I felt later when she decided to take the mural wall with her when she moved to a new house! Mural artistry has given me the opportunity to use my talent along with integrating the owner’s creative ideas.

My forte is changing ordinary, boring, or unsightly objects into something a colorful, beautiful, and intriguing illusion. My garage door has the illusion of a 1962 Corvette parked inside. My work makes life and the environment more interesting.

My work is decorative. I love painting furniture and other objects. Painting items such as dicarded musical instruments to recycle them into an art piece that comes alive with richness and feeling helps me combine my two loves of art and music. Wine glasses are transformed from plain glass to objects with color, life, and depth.