I realized later in life that my “soul place” is the desert. There is something in its vastness and austerity that feels deeply familiar and grounding.
In 2025, I was offered a month-long residency at Estudio Corazón at Ghost Ranch in northern New Mexico. Immersed in this high desert landscape, my days were shaped by wide skies, shifting light, wind, and silence. The land demanded attention and patience, offering a way of seeing that is both humbling and expansive.
New Mexico is, of course, where Georgia O’Keeffe found enduring inspiration, and Ghost Ranch was central to her vision. While my work follows its own path, being in this place—so charged with history, beauty, and presence—created a quiet dialogue with the artists who came before. The desert did not feel borrowed or romanticized; it felt claimed, elemental, and alive, reaffirming my sense of belonging to this landscape and deepening my commitment to listening to what it asks of the work.
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Encaustic, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Encaustic, 2025
Encaustic, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax, 2025
Oil and Cold Wax 2025
The dynamic gestural marks, fluid lines, patterns, scribbles, and expressive forms in this series invite the viewer to engage with the energy, spontaneity, dark forms, and bright spaces existing in the built and natural environments.
Oil & Cold Wax, 2025, 18×24×1.5
2024, Oil & Cold Wax on Cradled Panel, 30x30x1.5
2023, 24 x 18, encaustic, pencil, oil stick
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2023, 20 x 16, Encaustic: oil stick, pencil, graphite
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2024, Oil & Cold Wax on Cradled Panel, 42x32x1.5
2024, Oil & Cold Wax on Cradled Panel, 36x28x1.5
2023, 20 x 16, encaustic, embedded papers, gold leaf, pencil
Oil & Cold Wax, 2024, 14×18×1.5
Encaustic, 2025, 12×12×1.5
Oil & Cold Wax, 2025, 11×14×1.5
2022, 12 x 16, Encaustic
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2023, 20 x 16, encaustic, oil stick, pencil
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2023, 20 x 16, encaustic, pencil
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1012, 18 x 18, Oil & Cold Wax: pencil, oil stick
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2023, 18 x 18, Oil & Cold Wax: pencil, oil stick
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2023, 18 x 18, Oil & Cold Wax: pencil, oil stick
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Wayfinding is about the pursuit of meaning, the magic of wandering, and the power of choosing your own path.
2022, 18x24, Oil and Cold Wax
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2023 12x12, Oil and Cold Wax
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2023, 12 x 12, Encaustic
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8x8, Encaustic
2022, 8x8, Encaustic on cradled panel
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2024, Encaustic on Cradled Panel, 12x12x1.5
Land: Scaped is about many ways we view and experience our surroundings.
2022, 18x24, oil and cold wax on cradled panel
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2022, 18x24, oil and cold wax on cradled panel
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2023, 18x24, oil and cold wax on cradled panel
2022, 18x24, oil and cold wax on cradled panel
Oil & Cold Wax, 2025, 16×12×1.5
Encaustic, paper, ink, 2025, 12×16×1.5
Encaustic, 2025, 11×14×1.5
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Encaustic, 2025, 20×10×1.5
Oil & Cold Wax, 2025, 11×16×1.5
Encaustic, 2025, 11×14×1.5
Encaustic, 2025, 13×11×1.5
Encaustic, 2025, 11×14×1.5
Encaustic, Japanese Paper, Ink, 2025, 12×12×1.5
Encaustic, Japanese Paper, Sumi Ink, 2025, 12×24×1.5
Oil & Cold Wax, 2025, 18×14×1.5
Encaustic, Japanese Paper, Sumi Ink, 2025, 12×24×1.5
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For the love of water, wind, and navigating the unknown.
2024, Oil & Cold Wax on Cradled Panel, 36x26x1.5
2022, 24 x 18, oil and cold wax on cradled panel
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Encaustic, 2025, 12×12×1.5
Encaustic, 2025, 12×12×1.5
2024, Encaustic on Cradled Panel, 12x12x1.5
2022, 8x8, oil and cold wax on paper
2023, 12x12, oil and cold wax on cradled panel
2024, Encaustic on Cradled Panel, 12x12x1.5
Do elephants dream? If they do, maybe this is what they’re dreaming …
Oil and Cold Wax
2024, 32 x 26 x 1.5
2019, 12x12, acrylic on cradled panel
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2019, 32 x 26, acrylic, mixed media on cradled panel
2019, 32 x 26, acrylic, mixed media on cradled panel
The Royal Botanic Gardens in London are astonishing--a madcap of tropical blooms and the strangest cacti I'd ever seen. I took a gazillion close-ups and decided to turn them into paintings. I transferred the images to prepared panels and began, feeling unsure how to "collaborate" with something so obviously perfect. After many iterations painting in, around, over the flowers and then using mineral spirits to retreat to the understory, I made my way. In some of these Organic Abstractions remnants of the blossoms remain, in some they became the supporting structure for a new visual interpretation.
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