My first artistic accolade was from my first grade teacher, who made a fuss over a drawing I had created just to pass the time. I never forgot that moment, and she became the major influence that kept art in the forefront of my life and career. I started studying in high school, taking painting and photography and later in college studied Advertising Design receiving a BFA.

I worked as a graphic artist for several years but as the demands of home and family came upon me, I switched over to a computer career. All the while, always finding ways to express my creativity some how in my work. I did not pursue any serious individual art on my own until I moved to Western Massachusetts in 2005.

I began to use my camera to capture the unique landscape and lifestyle of New England, which was so different from my upbringing. I kept my camera on me at all times, to capture the moments as I saw them.

In 2008 I took a watercolor class and have not stopped painting since. I love to use my own photographs as subject matter for my paintings. I try to capture unique moments in time that others miss and I am always attracted to the way light plays with subjects. I photograph our garden and local images of our small New England town and then I set them in watercolors. I paint with a vibrant color technique, similar to my original photographs. I love color and light and you will see that in most of my work.

Formerly from New York City, I now reside in New Salem, Western Massachusetts with my husband Hugh and our cat Mickey and our dog Bacigalupe.

I am also a photographer (click to see some photographs), and a professional actor, singer and a minister. I hope to make a retirement career of painting and acting.

Click here to see my acting portfolio.