I was born and raised in the South. While studying at the University of Tennessee, my husband’s grandfather invited me to an art class that changed the trajectory of my life. I am both hearing and vision impaired, and painting has really given me a practice that helps me to see form and light and color and a different way to experience the world around me. My art career grew from a love of beauty and the belief that a painting is a language without words. I am always learning—studying with other artists, examining the work of the old masters, and refining my technique.

I work in oil in a modern cloisonnist language—bold outlines and layered color. My work is about memory and place, often holding the weight of seasons and the tenderness of change. I paint my story using fruit and like to use fruit as an allegorical framework to human life. I paint en plein air and in the studio, from the Smokies to travels abroad, listening to each place as I work. Current collections include What the Light Held and After | Giant Moth. I truly hope my paintings add a beautiful layer to the story you are telling in your home.