2020 has changed how we use common spaces. Our living rooms became our work office or classroom and we started to view each others spaces in a different way. To invite students back into her classroom, my wanted to have a mural on her large classroom wall. We brainstormed together and this rainbow sunrise mural… Continue reading Adding joy to a room
Parks are the heart of a neighborhoods. A place for children to play and make memories while their parents take a break. My city has been revamping its parks and I have had the honor of helping them bring some decoration and pride to the park's neighborhoods by painting murals on the park's bathrooms. While… Continue reading Mural at Emmett J. Scott Park in Tyler
3 of my works were included in Artspace 111's online art exhibit Texas Now! “Live from July 25th to August 29th. Explore a wide breadth of talented artists in a variety of media from across Texas. Check back to view the available artwork and collect online! LOVE.TEXAS.ART.” -Artspace 111 The Exhibit made Glasstire's weekly "Top… Continue reading Texas Now
Finding some space within, to grow............ .....that has been my focus the last few weeks. I struggled against my anxiety and fear the first few weeks, but I started to find something familiar within those feelings. I realized they felt similar to playing hide and seek as a child. There is tension in not knowing… Continue reading Finding Space
How lovely this sping has been.... .....outside my window! If your world is like mine right now, all time is spent inside during this time of uncertainty. I found myself bringing in flowers to brighten things up and taking many walks. This lead to painting the spring colors to bring them inside. I have a… Continue reading Brighten your isolation and bring some beauty into your home!
It is still an amazingly beautiful spring. Nature seems to have continued with its plans, but we all have found ourselves unsure about our future. Without a doubt, we CAN look forward to a time of self-reflection and creativity. Many of us have the time we never expected, to fulfill the ideas we have put… Continue reading Finding time to look within
Ok, yes it is not Spring yet, but it IS absolutely lovely outside! My color pallet has changed and I've been delighted to get some new sketches started for future work. I was chosen to be a part of the second cohort of studio artists with The Cedars Union. The Cedars Union is an art… Continue reading Spring is here (in my new studio)
I am excited to start the year with several opportunities for you to see my newest work, in Dallas and in my home town of Tyler! Coming up May 7-10, I will be a part of The Other Art Fair in Dallas! I will have new shaped canvas paintings along with a limited edition of… Continue reading Spring show line up
East Texas is full of history, tall Pine trees, football lovers, great Bar B Q, and a good amount of creative talent! I have spent many years getting to know many of the artists, musicians, and writers in my home town of Tyler and the surrounding towns and I have been so impressed with the… Continue reading Listen in to our podcast! (WOW! I co-host a podcast!)
Cities grow and areas change and some are lost for a while. The City of Tyler has enjoyed some major growth over the past decade and with that growth they have been updating many of our beloved parks. I had the privilege of the city asking me to paint a mural to add some color… Continue reading Mural at Hillside Park
