As early as I can remember, I have loved walking in the woods, the smell of pine needles after a rainfall, and the waves crashing against a shoreline. My father, an avid lover of nature, and my mother, a beach worshipper, passed these appreciations along to me. Growing up on Long Island, New York, many of my summer days were spent boating on Long Island Sound, swimming at the beach, and playing in tidal pools. Family vacations consisted of camping, fishing, and hiking throughout New York State, New England, and Maine.  At about age 10, I started showing a great interest in the visual arts, spending countless hours in my bedroom drawing. My grandparents took notice and paid for art lessons to support this interest. In High School, I dedicated my free time to the art room. When I was a Junior in High School, my art teacher encouraged me to enter a New York State student art contest. I took her advice, created a piece for the competition, entered it, and won an award. This experience gave me the confidence to apply to a college art program and to continue my journey as an artist.

After 4 years of studying painting, printmaking, and art history, I earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at SUNY Plattsburgh, New York 92. From here, I moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where I settled into the local art scene while working at Pearl Art & Crafts in Cambridge. I would work 9-5 by day and paint by night. I started entering juried shows and exhibiting my work. Showings among others included a Solo show at Sunset Cafe’ in Cambridge, and a Juried Show titled Works on Paper at The Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA, Juried by Jerry Saltz, Senior Art Critic, New York Magazine, 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Art Criticism.   Awards around this time included “1st prize for Art” and “1st prize for Watercolor" for The Tower, at the 1996 Pembroke Arts Festival, Pembroke, MA.
 
Today, my primary medium is Encaustic which is an ancient medium consisting of beeswax and tree resin that I use with various painting, printmaking, and sculptural techniques, and with multiple different mediums.   My tools include a heated palette, a heat gun, or a butane torch, paint brushes, palette knives, carving tools, and a camera to take my own images and incorporate into some of my pieces. 

My art is about special places, both real and imagined, that reflect humanity's ties to nature,  my concerns about climate change, and sustainability.  ​