Capturing and preserving the temporal nature of flowers is my passion. Each flower is a blessing that could be so easily overlooked. I love capturing their beauty, grace and how they interact with light. Each painting is a celebration of one of nature's most delicate gifts. That's why they're big and bold. I want to make sure they command the attention they deserve.  Flowers talk to me and I try and talk back through my paintings.  I am still capitvated by the diversity of flowers, their shapes and colors .... an endless supply of inspiration.

     My oil paintings are large, typically 36" x 48", and take from 3-6 months to complete.  I capture the bold colors, light, and shadow in a hyper realistic style to make the flowers come off the canvas.  Over the last year or so I have also been painting in the Encaustic medium.  Like my Oils, my Encaustics emphasize the bold colors, light and shadows but with a looser style.  My Encaustics have a vibrancy all their own as a result of light interacting with the colored wax to yield a whole new look..that are…always in bloom.

     My reward is when I make you smile.

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