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With a background in politics and finance, I found my passion for painting at a time when my favorite parts about my career and country - debate, dialogue, and agreeable disagreements - had gone missing.

Art gives freedom to the viewer to see, relate, and unabashedly voice opinions - it’s okay to say you don’t like a work, it’s okay to disagree. To me, art is the one thing in our world that still forges connections across differing perspectives and backgrounds, embraces critical dialogue, and reminds us to value (love) opinions beyond our own.

We all see differently, perspective is everything, and that’s why I love creating. So now… from your perspective… which way does this work go?

Art gives freedom to the viewer to see, relate, and unabashedly voice opinions - it’s okay to say you don’t like a work, it’s okay to disagree. To me, art is the one thing in our world that still forges connections across differing perspectives and backgrounds, embraces critical dialogue, and reminds us to value (love) opinions beyond our own.

SOLD | Created using oil on canvas, this work reflects the fun of a new city, a new home, and new inspiration.

Simply inspired by a love for the water and it's ever evolving nature.

SOLD | Every painting starts with the same message on the blank canvas, "I love you most!" It's a message to what's to come, and setting the intention that whatever occurs on the canvas, I will love most.

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Integrity, /inˈteɡrədē/ (n.): 1. the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.; 2. the state of being whole and undivided.

Living in Chicago reinforced my commitment to lead with integrity and truth, especially in moments of adversity. Honesty will always be a choice, being whole and undivided will always be choice.

Inspired by the colors of evolving blues of Lake Michigan, this work is a reflection of the calmness the lake holds, even in storms, when it’s water could turn, it’s integrity remains even-keel, unwavering.

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The successor to Elle Peut Tout Faire (she can do anything), which depicts a woman as the tree of life, this painting reflects the beauty of Eve - and her lush, feminine garden.

Instead of viewing her as temptation, as she's typically depicted in the story of Adam & Eve, she is viewed in her independent state of raw beauty, growing life around her, and naturally attracting others to her creations through her talents - and not her temptations.

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Music has the rare power to transcend reality and take you to a different time and place - a moment in time, a memory made. Each work of mine is underscored by a hidden playlist that’s served as a muse in my creative process. I envision the brush as an extension of the music's rhythm and verse and allow it to take over the canvas in a spontaneous pattern.

Influenced by the soulful narratives of George Strait's "Troubadour" and Chris Stapleton's "Traveller," this piece is reflective of our roots, and the profound impact of the enduring bonds we keep throughout all phases of our lives.

Right brain people are considered creative and artistic while left brains are viewed as analytical and methodical.

Created during a free flow meditative experiment, this work showcases the power of the two forces coming together, with the creative right enriching the analytical left’s assuming nature.

This piece was brought to life by weaving together a collection of playful and experimental works, creating a tornado as the final aesthetic, paying homage to the beauty of blending many elements into one cohesive whole.

To achieve the swirling effect, I used a hand broom, and as you explore the piece, you can catch glimpses of the textured and three-dimensional layers of previous works beneath the surface.

This work was a personal journey, a dance of creativity that reflects my passion for combining diverse elements into a harmonious composition.

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“You are who you surround yourself with.” This is a narrative I cherish, as I endlessly credit my support system for their influence in my work.

This sunny yellow piece was created as a part of a practice of identifying a friend’s energy with a color. Yellow being symbolic of the friends who radiate a light in any room – or country – their in.

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