About Me

It all started with a shark

I was in 7th grade and I had to do a book report about Kon Tiki. I wanted to draw a shark to illustrate a scene for the book report so I pulled out an encyclopedia and looked up sharks. (We didn’t have the internet back then.) I found a good example of a shark so I looked at the shark and just drew what I saw. No one showed me how to draw the shark and I didn’t realize I was doing anything exceptional. I just needed a shark for my book report and drew what I saw, freehand. From the way my mother and teachers reacted afterwards, you would have thought I illustrated the Sistine Chapel.

As long as I can remember, I’ve had the need to draw or paint.   I use my sketchbooks for places to experiment and try new things. I draw every morning as a warm up for my day, like an athlete, my drills are in my sketchbooks.

I create art because its something I love to do..  I enjoy exploring subjects from the comical to the macabre, natural or imaginary, using a variety of media as a form of expression and problem solving.

I live with my husband and our two chihuahuas, across from Cape Canaveral/Kennedy Space Center. We get to see a lot of rocker launches.