Artist Statement & Bio

As an artist based in the Northeast, much of my work celebrates the aesthetics of our landscapes, lakes, mountains and coastline. The inherent poetry of nature and the push and pull of positive and negative space inspire my painting practice. Although my paintings are representational, I approach my work with an eye to more abstract qualities, harmonizing atmosphere and movement with form, color and line. The forms of color and color within color that result from my painting process are the inspiration and what I choose to push back into negative space and pull forward into the positive is the challenge.

All of my work is biographical in the sense that I experienced that moment of being there on the scene, either painting it directly or taking photo reference for future paintings. Oftentimes, my work is metaphorical, standing in for a mood or story, evoking a sense of time and place.

I am a lifelong artist who had the fortune of encouraging, supportive parents, teachers and peers early on. After receiving my BFA dual degree in Illustration and English from Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts, I went on to a life full of varied jobs more or less loosely tied to my art background, then on to marriage and motherhood, followed by a longtime career in arts administration, helping to create opportunities for other creatives and promoting the arts. I managed to continue my own creative endeavors throughout those years, but in 2020, faced with the challenges of the pandemic and the life change of becoming empty nesters, I kicked it into high gear and turned my focus on being a full time artist. The effect those changes had on my art practice was monumental.

My work has been exhibited in many juried, group and solo shows throughout the Northeast and my landscapes and commissioned paintings have found homes with collectors all over the US. Recent juried show acceptances and awards include the Green Mountain Watercolor Exhibition 2022, 2023, 2025 & 2026 in Waitsfield VT, Rhode Island Watercolor Society’s 2026 National Watermedia Exhibition, Bryan Gallery’s Land & Light & Water & Air Exhibit 2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026 in Jeffersonville VT, the Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolors 2023 & 2024 in Old Forge NY, Marblehead Arts Association National Juried Show 2022 & 2025. I am a Signature member of the Vermont Watercolor Society.

​I also conduct workshops, teaching artists of all levels how to enjoy watercolor as a medium.