I love finding old photographs. Not the ones that are staged as much as the ones that capture a snapshot in time of ordinary life from long ago. There is such a mystery to them. My mind wonders what was happening in that moment, both before and after, and fills in the blanks with my imagination.
This same feeling is what I create in my paintings. A moment, captured and raised up into importance, reminding us to celebrate the ordinary. My paintings are a dialog between the work itself and each person viewing it through their own memories and unique thought processes. I hope to create a sense of calm and that is interrupted by the energy of the main characters in each work of art that draws the viewer in by their sense of mystery.
My works of art show in various local galleries and have been apart of shows in Colorado, Pennsylvania and Kansas.
Education
Bachelor's of Fine Art, University of Tulsa. 1999
Bachelor's of Science in Psychology, University of Tulsa
Bachelor's of Mathematics, Oklahoma State University, 2015
Bachelor's in Communication Science and Disorders, Oklahoma State University
Organizations
International Guild of Realism
Tulsa Artist Coalition