I studied theatrical costume design, fashion design, and art in Missouri, worked in professional theatre for 24 years in Chicago, now resides in New Orleans as a full time artist.
My work reflects the celebration of life that I see every day in the strong and vulnerable existence of young Black girls and women. Whether working in acrylic paint on canvas, colored pencil on toned paper or through digital illustration, my artwork ranges from figurative to abstract and a blending of the two. The strong use of colors, from vibrant saturated tones to soft pastels, sings in harmony with the subject rendered. Influenced by Afro-futurism, nature, and the urban environments around me, I incorporate bright splashes of color and sharp directional lines that are embodied with action and movement as it carries you across the canvas.
When not creating art, you’ll often find me cuddling my chiweenie, watering my houseplants or in the garden connecting with nature.
