Biography

I am a mixed media artist whose works include traditional media (watercolor, pastel, pen and ink, acrylic, multimedia); digital media, and combinations of both. Future plans include installation and animation.

My ancestors, dating back to the late 1700's in what later would become California, include sculptors, painters, and illustrators. I am a Los Angeles native, and have been painting/drawing since the age of five.

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Influences include geometry, particle physics, holonomic brain theory, mythology, and Jung's theories of synchronicity and the collective unconscious. Authors as diverse as Gary Zukav, Brian Greene, Daniel Goleman, Carlos Castaneda, Aldous Huxley, Joseph Campbell, William Blake, and Carl Jung have influenced my perception and vision.

I would be remiss not to discuss artists who have inspired me. At an early age I was exposed to Disney's Fantasia, Dr. Seuss, and Van Gogh, whom my mother loves. Only later was I exposed to the "greats" - and the one that stands head and shoulders in terms of shaping my newly forming acuity was Kandinsky.

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