Printmaking. Oil painting. Watercolors.
Line. Shape. Color. Detail.
Still Beautiful: Spent Red Tulip I, Still Beautiful: Spent Red Tulip III, Still Beautiful: Spent Red Tulip IV, 2025
News
My oil painting, Schnauzer (Daisy), took first place at the Walk on the Wild Side: Furry Friends, a juried show at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in Suffolk, VA. The show runs April 9 – May 9, 2026. During the reception, I ran a printmaking demo and raised $154 for the Suffolk Humane Society with donations in exchange for the prints produced that night! I’m also so pleased that one of my pieces in the show sold during the reception to a really wonderful couple. It was a delight to hear how many guests connected with either the Schnauzer painting or the cat print.
Upcoming Shows
Four Seasons, a juried show at the Virginia Beach Art Center in Virginia Beach, VA. April 3 – April 26.
Flourish, an annual national juried show at the D’Art Center in Norfolk, VA. Runs April 25 – May 30, 2026.
Classes & Workshops
Registration is closing soon for my next 8-week Watercolor class. May 16, 2026 will be a Printmaking Basics Saturday workshop at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts. Keep an eye open for summer classes! I’ll be teaching printmaking in the Suffolk Center’s children’s art camps.
Oil Painting
I paint subjects ranging from flowers to still lives, to landscapes. View my current portfolio and available pieces.
Printmaking
Printing allows me to tackle more humorous and fun projects, as well as natural subjects. I have works ranging from nature to fantasy. View my current portfolio and available pieces.
Some small works are now available in the D’Art Center Boutique!
Watercolors
I can’t get enough of the luminous nature of watercolors. View my current portfolio and available pieces.
The unifying drive to almost every piece I execute is: details.
I love the unnoticed, ordinary things* that are absolutely beautiful but are generally missed in our busyness. In natural forms** – a favorite subject! – it’s the veining on a petal, the grain of wood, the shape of a leaf that carries its own drama, light passing through membrane, or the flower we call a weed. In living things, it’s the flow of fur, the light caught by the eye, or everyday moments we move through without thought – cooking, riding the metro, catching lunch with family. In landscapes, it’s the simple moments: the still quietness of snow, of twilight, of sunset. In still lives, again, it’s the ordinary things: the favorite teacup or bottle of liquor, the luminescence of farm eggs, the simple design of a woven basket.
I love the quiet, the stillness, the glory hidden in the ordinary.
The reality is that our lives are busy, and if you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you’ll notice I generally have several projects going at once! Follow me on social to see my current calling, and sign up for my email list for updates on shows and the future store. If you’d like to purchase artwork, reach out through my contact page. Keep scrolling to see my series.
*Note: I absolutely love fantasy and mythology and this is 100% an exception to my usual subject matter. It mostly appears in my printmaking!
**Also note: I am worst person to hike with if you’re looking for speed, because I will absolutely stop and look at every single mushroom, shelf fungus, fallen tree, and boulder.
Series
A Little Bit About Myself
I reside in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, and love all it’s gorgeous marshy glory (can’t beat the vivid green of marsh grass!) Like many artists, creation in various media has been a consistent pursuit throughout my life: a call that can’t be denied. I hold a BFA from Old Dominion University and have taught private children’s art classes for several years.
I have chosen to not specialize in a singular media, but work in relief printing, watercolor painting, and oil painting. This lets me pick the medium that best suits the idea, and I find rotating keeps the joy fresh!
I’m currently offering printmaking workshops and watercolor classes at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts.
Sign up for my emails for updates on shows, and follow me on Instagram or Facebook to see what I’m creating right now!
I’m a member of the Chesapeake Bay Watercolorists, a long-running local organization established in 1982.
Awards
First Place
Walk on the Wild Side: Furry Friends, 2026
Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in Suffolk, VA for Schnauzer (Daisy)
Honorable Mention
Small Works 2025
Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center in Hampton, VA for Wizard’s Reading Night
Honorable Mention
Winter’s Return 2025
Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA for the reduction print Golden Winter Afternoon (edition of 10, one AP.)
Honorable Mention
Water’s Edge 2025
Virginia Beach Art Center, Virginia Beach, VA for the watercolor Might As Well Be Wet. (sold)
Honorable Mention
Suffolk Art League Annual Juried Exhibition 2024
Suffolk Art Gallery, Suffolk, VA, for exhibited body of work: Farm Eggs (2024, pictured on left, available), oil on canvas, and Small Luxuries (2024), oil on canvas
2026 Shows & Exhibitions
Flourish: Annual Juried National Exhibit of Floral & Botanical Artworks
April 9 – May 9, 2026 at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in Suffolk, VA.
Walk on the Wild Side: Furry Friends
April 9 – May 9, 2026 at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts in Suffolk, VA.
The Four Seasons
April 3 – 26, 2026 at the Virginia Beach Art Center in Virginia Beach, VA.
Monochromatic
March 6 – 29, 2026 at the Virginia Beach Art Center in Virginia Beach, VA.
ImPRESSion: A National Juried Exhibit of Printmaking
January 10, 2026 – February 7, 2026 at the d’Art Center in Norfolk, VA.
See full listing of exhibitions and shows.
Small Works – Honorable Mention
November 29, 2025 – January 10, 2026 at the Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center in Hampton, VA. Juried.
Where We Meet
October 1, 2025 – January 11, 2026 at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach, VA.
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