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I grew up in the piney woods of East Texas outside of the Houston area. I went to kindergarten all the way through college in my little hometown. I met my hubby there too (but he's a big city boy). We moved to Charleston, SC about 15 years ago and have enjoyed raising our two girls in such a beautiful place. I have been interested in making art since I was a little kid. I would fill up sketchbook after sketchbook with all sorts of drawings and make up stories to go with them. As I got older I pursued music and put my visual art aside but really got the fever to paint and draw again over the last 10 years. I paint plein aire around the beaches and marshland of the SC Lowcountry. I also enjoy making digital art as it is less of a mess when I need a creative fix.
I've heard it said 'You can take the girl out of the country but you cant take the country out of the girl.' I guess my small town roots run deep. I love to be in the country around the beauty found in simple things, weathered things. Oh yeah, and horses. Both my girls ride so I spend alot of time in and around barns and stables. I am amazed at the fantastic colors in a huge old Live Oak or Weeping Willow out in the middle of a pasture or hidden in the woods among the scrub pines and brush. Most people can appreciate a grand cathedral filled with murals and stained glass, but I want my art to reflect the beauty of an old country church or a house or old barn with weathered wood and a ton of personality. When you look at my art I want you to have the priveledge of seeing past the old and broken down. An abandoned shack with a broken window and overgrown garden has many stories to tell. If you look closely you will see beauty in the broken.
