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Exploring the natural world, from mountaintops to coastal lava flows, has taught me to listen to the greater forces and my deepest inner voice. A lifelong hiker and former national park ranger, I am a self-taught artist inspired by light and the wonders of nature.
I was raised in the fog-shrouded coastal mountains outside San Francisco but the verdant windward side of the island of Hawai‘i has been my home for almost thirty years. Here in my rainforest studio, a few miles below Kilauea’s erupting summit crater, sunlight filters through giant tree ferns while native birdsong fills the air. I share this forest home with my writer husband and our crazy orange cat.
Today, I paint subjects that I know well and love. Places where I’ve spent a lot of time. Before painting, I meditate and practice qigong. When I feel my mind let go into the silence, I pick up my brush and work, unencumbered by my thoughts. A deeper knowing, one that emerges from the quiet, guides me.
My paintings are a soft blending of myriad colors, revealing a sense of our beautiful, interconnected and multi-layered world. My work has been exhibited in juried shows since 1999.
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