I've never been really keen on describing myself, I'm as enigmatic as I am unpredictable. Everyone who's ever known me describes me differently. My musical tastes vary as quickly as my mood changes, my favorite foods change like the weather. My favorite pasttimes depend on whether or not it's "past the time".

As was mentioned on the home site, I currently reside in Virginia Beach, where I truly believe the ocean was my calling. I'm twenty-nine with every intention of turning thirty (and so on), have two children and a Boston Terrier named "Boo". My family is as scattered through the US, as my thoughts are on a daily basis.

There are no explainations for me or about me. My mother met my father, they married, I exist. Through a great deal of searching, I have only yet begun to understand the hows and why fors of my being. I assume that until I have an answer to the universal question of "WHY?!", I'll recite "42" and settle in with the rest of the collective mash of consciousness.

As for the work I do, I prefer portraits. I'm intriqued by the human face and body. The simple movements men and women make in everyday tasks. Wherever and whenever I go out, I find myself scanning my surroundings and saying to whomever is with me, "My, s/he has the most interesting ________...". It's always something different, each individual having that one perfection in human design that I have to capture and own a bit of for myself. I think that's why I have such a difficult time selling my work. In the end, that little piece they offered me, gets labeled with a price that's never as high as I felt it was worth to me.

Whatever the end result of this website, my art career, or my life: I dedicate what I do to my children. Each of them were blessed with such fine beauty that what can a mother do but draw each of them as they are?

So with all that said, welcome to my site and welcome to my world. There's no telling what I may or may not put up here for viewing, but I hope you will be pleased with what you see.

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1998 - 2004