Jeweled Painting

Pencils. Paper. Paint. We go way back! I have been creating, drawing and painting since before I can even remember. When asked "What do you want to be when you grow up?", I always answered very quickly, "An Artist!" I attended Sam Houston State University 1989-1994, receiving my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art and Interior Design. After several years working as an interior designer, I also felt blessed to be able to live my dream of becoming a successful artist. In 1999, the year my first son was born, I painted an ocean mural across his entire nursery room walls. From that first room mural, my business as a professional children's muralist emerged. I began covering wall after wall, rooms, churches, schools, and several commissioned wall art pieces. I have had an amazing career, and have met some truly wonderful people along the way. I am switching gears to work from my studio. Throughout the years as a muralist I developed some favorite color combinations and brushstrokes that always appeal to my eye. I decided to paint large canvas pieces of these abstract pops of color, an element that is always needed in the perfect room design.