welcome!

A brief bio

All of the arts interested me... 

Dance, drama, painting, writing, and playing the alto sax. It was difficult to settle on just one...

But fate made the call.

Studying fine art at the university...

Was a dream I finally got to fulfill. In addition to painting; I added French, criminology, negotiating, mime, drama and a plethora of courses. In essence, I was a professional student. My painting focused on the female form, having studied dance for a decade. I loved observing the lines in motion. It was magnificent.

At twenty-two, I renewed my vision to audition for the Houston Jazz Ballet, but did a silly thing. I took up skydiving and shattered my ankle. I tell people:

"I fell into painting!"

Going commercial... 

Isn't always best for every artist. For me, it paid the bills and I got to paint; but it took me away from my burgeoning style. 

I was the only professional woman muralist on the biggest mural on the East Coast (at that time), in Jersey City, NJ: mid 1990s. We were tasked to train aspiring muralists as well, through Pro Arts. 

Alfred Stieglitz allegedly told his famous painter wife - Georgia O'Keefe: 

"To be a fine artist, and paint commercially, is like being a virgin in the morning, and a prostitute in the afternoon." 

This has been my experience. Once I got into the zone, a mural, or some signage work would come in. I had to accept the work, of course. When the job was completed, I found it difficult to hold onto that vision and to pick up where I left off.

But I never stopped.

Then the rains came... 

The majority of my immediate family: my 29 yr old younger brother, Kevin, was tragically killed  in 1982. Dad smoked himself to death and died in my arms in 1985. Mom was found in 1988 in her car: wrist resting on the steering wheel. Way to go, Mom...no suffering. My father-in-law in 1989. Then, I got a call from my husband. He wanted to reunite after ten years. I had been waiting for this moment. Our son told his friends we were going to be a family, again. Ten minutes before I was to leave for my group art exhibit, I got a call from my husband's sister. He was dead. Who shoots themselves in the heart? Add a few friends, a house, and my sanity; I was a mess. Every time I'd get back to some semblance of work, another loved one would cross over. Given what is going on in the world, living in the NOW is most important. So, my friends, who may think they have all the time in the world...

Don't die with your music still in you.

Reiki

Reiki is a hands-on healing modality. It is energy healing, developed in Japan, over 2,000 years ago. You don't have to b e l i e v e in it. It simply works, for I experienced it, myself, in 1990 and decided to become a Certified Reiki Master. It's amazing how it works. 

I have performed it for family and friends with great success. 

You don't have to drive anywhere. I will perform the Reiki session in the comfort of your home. Please use the Contact Form at the bottom of this page  to set up an appointment. $100.00 per hour that includes travel up to 15 miles. Buy two sessions and the third one is FREE.

Your information is kept private. Thank you.

GOD BLESS OUR THIN BLUE LINE AND GOD BLESS AMERICA!

***Just click on a painting to read the description. On a smart phone, once clicked, you can slide to the next painting. On a laptop, not so. It used to offer arrows to go to the next one. It has arrows at Go Daddy. Perhaps they are nudging me to upgrade from a free site to a paid one. 

I've put everything in, but the kitchen sink, and grouped like paintings together, though they may have been painted in different years.