"Midnight Galaxy" Painting

I was never one to follow the traditional path. Born and raised in Stockton, California, I embarked myself on a global journey alone, and I eventually found myself back home to launch my heart as an artist. With a degree in journalism from Arizona State University, and a background in publicity and non-profit, I said goodbye to the “nine to five” and traveled the world for six years teaching English and Bikram yoga. From Morocco to Thailand, Colombia to Malta, I learned more about the world and myself, learned several languages and gained priceless life experience, both triumphs and failures. Life is my greatest teacher. Primarily a self-taught artist, my mother was my first teacher, being an artist herself. While living in Louisville, Kentucky for two years, I began to take my craft more seriously and was mentored by a locally renowned artist. I also studied drawing at the University of Louisville for a semester. My expression of color is bright, bold, and abstract, giving viewers the opportunity to receive what their heart sees. My main focus is acrylic painting, using a large variety of colors and textures, and I mix and move the paint on canvas with water from the Pacific Ocean. This unique element transcends my love of the ocean and its mysteriousness to express a language unspoken. I learned and believe that the art itself is the message. My vision and hope for my work is an invitation to enter that divine space again that resides in each of us, and to remember what’s real in the heart. A proud Stocktonian, I’m grateful to represent my community through my paintings and to share my passion of creative expression.