About

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Most of my time in the studio is spent oil painting or drawing from live models. I may say I’m “working," but in truth it’s a labor of love and I enjoy every moment. Aside from oil painting, other mediums I work in include etching, charcoal, acrylic, watercolour and pastel. I am a representational artist, so capturing a likeness is important to me, but I don't want to be a camera or photocopier. In whatever medium I am working in, I try to retain the unique characteristics of that medium. I like seeing obvious brushstrokes on my paintings, and lines and smudges on my drawings.

I think I was born to be a figurative artist. At age three I amazed my parents by drawing hands and feet on stick figures. I was already outgrowing my crayons since they failed to create a fine enough line for batting eyelashes like on the cartoon characters on TV.

I feel very lucky to be an artist, spending my days making art and being with other artists and models. Any day in the studio is a great day. The beauty of human anatomy keeps me inspired and challenged. I never get bored since each face and personality is as unique as a fingerprint. I am also spoiled by living in a mecca for the best art models in the world.

I was born in New Orleans, but have lived most of my life in San Francisco where I did postgraduate studies in painting, which I juggled with a rewarding career as a food stylist. I lived in Paris for a year and a half studying at Le Cordon Bleu and La Varenne, which had a profound effect on me. Today I live overlooking the ocean in Santa Monica, CA.