I paint because watercolor lets me hold onto things that keep changing.

I’m drawn to light, weather, flowers, birds, water, and places that stay with me. I love the way watercolor can suggest something without pinning it down completely; blooms, edges, accidents, and layers all become part of the finished piece.

Much of my work begins with a moment I want to keep: a shoreline at a certain hour, a flower turning toward the light, a bird caught in motion, a place remembered more by feeling than by detail. I’m interested in that space between observation and memory, where the painting becomes less about recording exactly what I saw and more about what stayed with me.

My work has been shown in regional art exhibitions and collected privately. In 2026, Hearthlights received a Purchase Award and was selected for the Ocean City Arts Center permanent collection.