For me, painting is a process of mindfulness in motion. I allow my mind to rest as I fall into color and blending of light towards form that brings my heart alive.

I am primarily self-taught, yet I began my painting education at Cabrillo College and Portland Community College art classes in 2008. I want to extend a special thank you and acknowledgement of my dear friends and mentors: Lauren Carrera (Portland, Oregon), Andrew Purchin (local Santa Cruz artist), Stuart Davies (Tonalist, an English painter based in France), and especially Hildy Bernstein (local Santa Cruz artist). Hildy has expanded my world of paint and life to include the spontaneous and unexpected.

I am a clinical psychologist, mindfulness teacher, and Buddhist meditation facilitator. So all of my paintings are imbued with the benefits from awareness practice. I do hope that these images help support your own experience of pure awareness.

I live in Santa Cruz, California about 5 minutes from the ocean, thus I am highly drawn to the vast sky, clouds, water, and the horizon line in between.