FINE ART
MY JOURNEY

Working mainly in acrylic on canvas, I use nature as my inspiration to create paintings that are influenced by my background in graphic design. Strong lines, patterns, and bold colors create texture, form and space, and are reminiscent of woodblock prints. Starting with a photograph as my inspiration, I reduce the landscape down to its essentials, layering color and shapes, and lastly adding patterns to create the play between light and shadow.
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Living and working in the beautiful Reno/Tahoe area has inspired me to create artwork that reflects my surroundings. I moved to Nevada 6 years ago, and have since become interested in landscape painting. From the stark high desert browns and reds, to the dramatic blues of Lake Tahoe, I am enthralled by my everyday environment, and want to showcase the beauty around me in each of my paintings. Observing the vast horizon and layering of the hills and mountains, as well as the changing colors from sunrise to sunset, is something I can do every day, even when I’m not collecting imagery for future artwork.
EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
Select work is currently on display at the Piper J Gallery, 10250 Donner Pass Road, Truckee, CA
ON VIEW:
Nov 6-Nov30
Weather
Group Show at Sierra Arts Gallery, Reno, NV
Nov 9-Dec 30
Nevada - Then and Now
Latimer Club Mini Marvels,
Group Show at the Artists Makers Paradise, Reno, NV
Nov 21-Dec 30
Downtown Modernists + COA Collective Group Show
Nov 20-Feb 28
Pieces curated by Piper J Gallery at the Martis Camp Barn
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Oct 1-Nov 8
Nevada - Then and Now
Latimer Club Mini Marvels, Second Place in Pen/Ink category, and Third Place in Mixed Media category
Group Show at the Artists Co-op Gallery, Reno, NV
Sept 5 - Nov 5th 2024
Cairns, The Impermanence and Beauty of Stacking Rocks
Solo Show at Northwest Reno Public Library
Sept 12-15 2024
Reno Tahoe International Art Show, Reno, NV
Jul-Aug 2024​
Downtown Modernists Group Show at Spanish Springs Library, Spanish Springs, NV
June 2024
The New and the Now
Downtown Modernists Group Show at McKinley Arts Center, Reno, NV
April 2024
The Modern Landscape
Duo Show at Piper J Gallery, Truckee, CA
Feb 2024
In the Know. In the Now.
Downtown Modernists Group Show at Sierra Arts Gallery, Reno, NV
Oct 2023
Latimer Club Mini Marvels,
Group Show at the Artists Co-op Gallery, Reno, NV
Sept 2022
Reno Tahoe International Art Show, Reno, NV
Nov 2022
Featured artist of the month at Piper J Gallery, Truckee, CA
Oct 2022
Latimer Club Mini Marvels, Honorable mention in mixed media work
Group Show at the Artists Co-op Gallery, Reno, NV
Oct 2022
Chosen by City of Reno to design an artistic banner for display downtown
Sept 2022
Reno Tahoe International Art Show, Reno, NV
June 2022
Chosen by City of Reno to paint a signal box (Mira Loma and Veterans Parkway)
Mar 2022
Topographic Impressions: a Delineation of Western Landscapes
Solo Show at the Sierra Arts Gallery, Reno, NV
Aug 2021-Dec 2021
Work on display at the Reno Fine Arts Collective, Reno, NV
Nov 2021
Latimer Club Mini Marvels, Second Place in Pen/Ink Category
Group Show at the Artists Co-op Gallery, Reno, NV
Oct 2021
Dia de los Muertos
Group Show at the Depot Gallery, Sparks, NV
Aug 2021
Draw Show
Group Show at the Artists Co-op Gallery, Reno, NV
Mar 2021
Wild Nevada
Group Show at the Sierra Arts Gallery, Reno, NV
Mar-May 2017
Arte di Primavera
Group Show at the Arts Barn, Gaithersburg, MD
Oct-Dec 2016
Natural Order
Group Show at Bohrer Park, Gaithersburg, MD