I am a contemporary figurative artist with training in Classical methods of drawing and painting. I create personal and symbolic images that explore meaning in the 21st Century human experience and that seek to evoke the beauty of relational moments between viewer, subject, and artist.
My imagery draws from autobiographical experiences as a woman and mother in the American South as well as from art history and from sacred texts. My work acknowledges the divine feminine as a creative force and explores embodiment in subject matter, material, and process.
My style emphasizes commitment to technical rigor and craft, beauty as a worthy artistic pursuit, and contemplative observation as an imaginal tool. My art is most heavily influenced by contemporary artist Patricia Watwood.