Fine Art / Illustration
Grandmothers
Oil on CanvasLucia
Oil on BoardYellow Wallpaper
Watercolor and India Ink on PaperVogan
Oil on CanvasTwo Girls
GraphiteTranquility
Oil on CanvasTonka
Conté CrayonTara
Oil on CanvasSelf
Mixed MediaRoselyn
WatercolorMantis
GraphitePersephone
Linoleum PrintYour Land
WatercolorBreakfast
Oil on CanvasOranges
Oil on CanvasOphelia
Oil on CanvasThree Onions
Oil on BoardSayulita Boats
Oil on PaperboardMatthew
Oil on CanvasMark
Conté CrayonMadison Gail
Watercolor InksKristin for Tari
WatercolorInterior at the Farm
Oil on CanvasIda Mary
Oil on WoodMendez
Conté CrayonGrandpa Pennington
GraphiteGathering Honey
WatercolorFood or Fuel
Intaglio EtchingMaggie and The Judge
Oil on CanvasBenazir Bhutto
Watercolor and India InkAbundance
WatercolorCrash
Oil on CanvasThe Poison Tree (Tryptic)
Oil on BoardFlapper
WatercolorCast Burden
EtchingThe Kids of Summer
Oil on WoodNarcissus
Oil on CanvasCarolina
Oil on CanvasBradley ’69
Oil on CanvasBaltimore Bridge
Oil on PaperboardAtlas Lady
Oil on CanvasMadison
GraphiteLucy, Zoe, Elsa
Oil on CanvasAscension
Oil on CanvasDwell in Possibility
Oil on Canvas
My work is inspired both by human interaction, love, family and our symbiotic relationship with the natural world.
Using a variety of mediums, I create portraits and compositions using oils, watercolor, graphite, ink, pastels, and whatever else I can get my hands on. I savor learning new techniques and pulling from traditional artistic methods. The more I create from scratch, the closer I feel to my work. My earliest oil paintings were created on hand-stretched canvasses. I prefer to begin with my own gesso made of whiting, rabbit skin glue, and zinc oxide.
As my understanding of the elements that make up my materials deepens, so does my control over the medium. The images I use are sourced from old black and white family photographs, dreams, emotions, imaginings. These highly personal images connect with a universal human story, seeking to awaken interest, inspiration, and make connection with my community.