About

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A North Carolina native and graduate of NC State’s College of Design, I was a graphic designer for many years before becoming a full-time artist. A lifetime of creative pursuits — coloring and drawing as a child, college classes, workshops, hours of self-practice with oil paints — all contribute to my identity as an artist. Fueled by my observation, memory and imagination, I explore color and light, shapes and forms to create contemporary landscapes that are a blend of realism and a bit of fantasy. My subjects derive from familiar places, but are not about a specific location. I paint empty beaches, tranquil marshes, bright full moons, rolling ocean waves, and colorful clouds in vast skies — scenes that bring me solace and contentment. And I hope my art conjures up similar emotions in my viewers.