I’ve always loved making things.

Give me some color, a piece of paper, a few interesting marks and a little time, and I’m pretty happy.

I studied Art, Arts Management and Psychology at Baldwin Wallace College, but after graduation I stepped away from painting for a while to work in college administration, raise a family and build a life.

Eventually, I decided I needed to get my hands moving again, so I signed up for a weekend watercolor class. That little class opened a door I apparently had no intention of closing. I began exploring watercolor, pastel, acrylic painting and collage, and studied with artist and teacher Skip Lawrence for many years.

Along the way, I realized I wasn’t interested in simply learning how to make a “good” painting.

I wanted to discover what was possible.

That question still drives my work: What if?

What if I put this color here? Tear this paper? Cover that up? Make an unexpected mark? What if the thing I thought was a mistake turns out to be the best part?

Sometimes I know exactly where I’m going—usually, I don’t.

And honestly, that’s my favorite part.