I’m a Northern California–based fine artist creating bold illustrations, expressive paintings, and experimental mixed media work. My practice is rooted in instinct, imagination, and a desire to create without limits. Every piece I make is an exploration—raw, intuitive, and driven by what I call my “wild imagination.”
Before returning to fine art, I built a successful career as a commercial graphic art director, specializing in visual branding, identity development, and creative direction across diverse industries. I led rebranding and art direction for several U.S. Olympic teams, with one campaign piece exhibited at the Birmingham Museum of Art. My portfolio also spans large‑scale marketing collateral and brand assets for organizations ranging from the Professional Bull Riders and financial institutions to a knife manufacturer, camera company, and a national apparel brand.
Over time, I felt a pull back to the hands on creative processes that first inspired me. I stepped away from structured client work and returned to drawing, painting, and mixed media experimentation. Today, I live and work in Northern California, continually evolving my artistic voice with a focus on authenticity, exploration, and imaginative storytelling.
I rarely begin a painting with a strict plan. Instead, I let intuition, emotion, and the energy of the moment guide me forward—I often joke that I “back into” a project. My process blends bold illustration, expressive brushwork, and layered mixed media techniques to build dynamic surfaces full of movement and texture.
Collectors and viewers often connect with the honesty in my work. Each piece feels alive and unfiltered, rooted in creative freedom rather than rigid rules.
I’ve always felt a deep, instinctive connection to wildlife, and that affinity has become the heartbeat of my current body of work. My collection blends wildlife painting, animal portraiture, and what I call abstract realism—a style where emotion and imagination take center stage.
Some of my pieces capture animals in their natural habitats, shaped by my own interpretation of their movement, presence, and spirit. Others lean into whimsical storytelling, placing wild and domesticated animals into everyday human roles. By pairing these scenes with bold textures and dreamlike color palettes, I create artwork that invites viewers into a world where narrative, personality, and visual poetry matter more than strict photorealism.
My goal is to celebrate the character, mystery, and emotional depth of the animals that inspire me—and to offer collectors artwork that feels alive, imaginative, and unmistakably personal.