About Me
My Background
I’m a native Memphian, wife of my high school sweetheart, mother or three and grandmother of five.
As an interior design major, the related art classes introduced me to a love of art and drawing. A local business owner of a blacksmith and metal fabrication shop, I have worked extensively in product design and spent many hours at my drafting board producing related design and shop drawings.
Several years ago I discovered a passion for painting and I’ve developed that love through many classes and workshops with various artists in Memphis and the Mid-South.
My Medium
I work primarily with textured mediums and acrylics on canvas or wood. While I enjoy painting a variety of subject matter, I feel especially drawn to replicating photographs of loved ones with an impressionistic touch. I also enjoy painting landscapes. florals, and experimenting with color in abstracts. I love to paint BIG!
My Inspiration
The fingerprint of God’s glory seen in colorful sunrises and sunsets are a constant inspiration! The photographs I make of these are kept as guidelines for future color palettes and ideas for landscape paintings. It’s as much about the passion as it is the actual painting!
I also am inspired by searching through old photos for interesting or heart-tugging subject matter.