Artist Statement and Bio

Florida is my native home. After earning my BFA in Painting and Printmaking from VCU School of Fine Art in Richmond, Virginia, I returned to South Florida to live and work as an artist.

I have always found refuge in the making of my art. Several years ago while experiencing some less than perfect times the idea that there was a place where dreams live helped bridge that river of darker waters. Today, I continue to find refuge in the making of my art…and while there, it’s that sanctuary of peace … where reverence lives that I strive to speak of through my paintings.

While my work continues to evolve, my intention is to create for the viewer a connection to that place where dreams live and poets speak.

86700 Overseas Hwy.
Islamorada, Florida 33036
305-852-3084

Boca Grande
Art and Wine Festival
The Boca Grande Resort
Saturday March 28 and
Sunday March 29 2009

Alliance for the Arts
at Fort Myers Florida

The story of a dream, Im told,
Of sailors from the times of old.
The mermaid stories would unfold,
The mermaid prints were made of gold.

A ship at sea, the mermaid sees,
The fog rolls in and takes the breeze.
It's perfect for the mermaids tease.
The mermaid prints were meant to please.

A sailor sees the mermaids trail,
He strains to see some more detail.
The mermaid marks another male,
The mermaid prints on every sail.

Throughout the tales of maritime,
The mermaids lured the sailors prime.
The sailors heard the mermaids chime,
The mermaid prints another rhyme.

On ships they sing the mermaids song,
The mermaid dreams of sailors strong,
The mermaids here and then she's gone.
The mermaid prints her whole life long.

We're all part of the mermaids scheme,
When fog rolls in a steady stream,
The mermaid prints are all supreme,
The sailor prints the mermaids dream.

Some years go by without a glimpse,
"The mermaids gone," a sailor hints,
"Perhaps we haven't seen her since,
She's finally met her mermaid prints."