About me...

     The two words I would use to sum up my biography are the words “Full" and "Circle”. I have always been creative and as a teenager I was addictive to the big screen movies. It was when I saw the movie “Mrs. Doubtfire.” that I decided I wanted to become a Special Effects Make-up Artist. So I went to and graduated from the University of Florida with a BFA in Theatrical Production. I moved to Los Angeles, California and enrolled in a Special Effects Make-up Artist program.

     Upon completion of the program I moved back to Florida and worked on a major motion picture. I got to see my name in the credits. (I can now check that off my bucket list), A few months later, I was hired at Universal Studios Orlando to work on “Halloween Horror Nights.”. I was asked to stay on permanently. This was my dream job however,  September 11th, happened. As the world changed so did I. I realized I had to move back home to be with my family. This was a difficult decision but I felt there was something missing. So I went back to school and became a Registered Dietetic Technician. I went from art

to science. You can not get and more extreme. Unfortunately,

 I felt something was still missing. I decided I needed to go

back into the art field. Thus coming “Full Circle”. 

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My art…

    In 2019,  I started to pursue acrylic painting. My love for

animals became obvious so I began painting commissioned

Pet Portraits. My style began very conservatively creating realistic

representations of pets. Then I started to use vibrant colors similar to “Pop” style. Painting pets ignited my passion for all animals, specifically wildlife. This led to the subject of Climate Change and how it affects the wildlife.  

     My themes are not always serious. Some are whimsical and light hearted, but at its core, my artwork is storytelling. Currently, complementing my commissioned Pet Portraits, are pieces of art were I am using a new technique; texture. Now some of my pieces are built up with texture for the fur instead of just painting the fur. These works have been created by using only a palette knife. I am experimenting using a variety of mediums; modeling paste, gesso and other gel mediums. It is very important to me that when a painting is completed it must speak to you; as if it has a “voice”. The purpose; start a conversation positive and or negative.​

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