I’m a tap dancer in a world of ballerinas.

Growing up I was always encouraged to explore my interests. One of them was tap dancing. Did you know this about me? Maybe you’re a tap dancer too- maybe you watched the same old movies that I did and marveled at how much personality could be conveyed from the ankles down. I share this little fact with you because maybe it explains a little bit about why I paint what I do. If others are painting pastoral landscapes, I’m going to go a different direction, for better or worse.

I find inspiration everywhere- but most of all I’m inspired by individuals- the quirky, the passionate, the original. Funny that we call our art “original” isn’t it? That’s what I want for my work- that you would see it and know me better and hopefully see something of yourself in it. Because painting is more than ankles down- it’s a physical act but it’s also brain and heart and quirk.