I am a chemist by education, a garden designer by profession and obsession, and a science and art geek by night. And, more recently, a painter of everything from galaxies and nebulas (inspired by the Hubble Space Telescope) to endangered wildlife to explorations of the Native American genocide.  Oh, and also pet portraits!

As a garden designer, I am constantly reminded of the effects of human existence on the planet, particularly when it comes to water quality and usage, wildlife threats and air quality. My most recent series of paintings form a body of work called Beautiful Extinction, which includes paintings addressing wildfires, animal threats and extinction, and climate change.  

As an empathizer of the Native American plight, I also create space paintings that incorporate imagined constellations based on our Native Peoples’ history.  Bringing attention to this vastly undervalued cross-section of society brings my work social as well as artistic meaning.