If I could choose one reoccuring theme throughout my work I would say "hope." I want people to feel hope through the use of bright colors and whimsical images. I choose to paint in a style that represents a world outside of this one, where I imagine that there is no pettiness and hatred, there is [Read More]
Art Inspiration
We Can Be Bold as Love
I named this painting "Bold as Love" after the Jimi Hendrix work that describes emotions as colors. I often feel like I "see" emotions as color also. In this painting, I imagined women of all walks of life and races working together to pull each other up and encourage one another.Here are the words [Read More]
The Blessing of Work and All It Brings
Let me tell you a little bit about this painting, "The Blessing of Work." It was inspired by my grandma, who was a good old-fashioned farm girl and loved to dig in the dirt. She enjoyed the process of work, whether it was working in a factory during the war or cleaning a toilet or making a meal. She [Read More]
The Quad Pavillion Turns 20
#throwbackthursday to a couple years ago at Art in Bloom at the Milwaukee Art Musuem. Did you know the Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Santiago Calatrava, is 20 years old already? It is one of my favorite places in the entire city, and every day I got to stand there in that amazing space felt like a [Read More]
Dream Your Painting
I love this quote so much:"I dream of painting and then I paint my dream." Vincent Van Gogh I love it so much that I named one of my paintings after it! [Read More]
