take the scenic route
I paint to see and appreciate the world around me more deeply. I love getting to know a place or a being through studying each color and angle, learning not just its form but also its energy.
It requires slowness and presence, which in this world of immediacy and technology is sometimes difficult, but that makes it all the more rewarding, restorative, and even a bit rebellious (sorry I can’t doomscroll right now Meta, I’m busy staring at these two pumpkins for 3 hours straight).
My hope for my work is that it can be a small reminder for you to look closer, enjoy longer, and notice new beauty in your own life.
News & Highlights
I will have two of my favorite small works in an upcoming show at Parklane Gallery in Kirkland, Washington. The pieces will hang in the gallery during November and December, and will also be available online.
Parklane Gallery Small Works Show
I was honored to receive second place at this year’s Plein Air @ Altitude event hosted by Fraser Valley Arts in Winter Park, Colorado.
2nd Place at Fraser’s Plein Air Event
My work is hanging at Wilderness Art Quarry in Loveland, CO. If you haven’t explored WAQ yet, you are missing out on three floors of incredible outdoors-inspired work! Find my wall in the first room.