I portray animals because I love them.  They speak to me of joy. I strive to bring that playfulness and wonder into my art by understanding of the animal's anatomy and characteristics, and then revealing that through my strong use of composition, gesture, and expressive color. This enables the personalities of my creatures to radiate their own special beauty.

I create the Embellished Monotype by manipulating black oil based ink on a plex-glass plate. I then transfer that image onto paper with an etching press. Three impressions are taken- very dark, medium, and light grey. Afte...

I portray animals because I love them.  They speak to me of joy. I strive to bring that playfulness and wonder into my art by understanding of the animal's anatomy and characteristics, and then revealing that through my strong use of composition, gesture, and expressive color. This enables the personalities of my creatures to radiate their own special beauty.

I create the Embellished Monotype by manipulating black oil based ink on a plex-glass plate. I then transfer that image onto paper with an etching press. Three impressions are taken- very dark, medium, and light grey. After the ink and paper dry, water color and pastel are added to the paper to create an one-of-a-kind artwork.