Welcome to my colorful imagination!

 

Hi there and thanks for visiting.  I hope you find something you love!  

I'll tell you a little about myself-

After 14 years of owning and running my own art gallery for local artists in Anchorage Alaska, in 2016 I discovered a new creative love... digital art.

Since 2016 I have practiced, experimented, and grown as a digital artist. I'm a self taught artist and have attended many classes on digital art including in-person instruction as well as online classes. I've watched countless hours of instruction and tutorial videos that have helped me learn some of the new and constantly evolving  digital art techniques. There are so many skills to acquire and explore!

My imagination goes literally everywhere, and ideas come to me in the craziest of muses. I have developed a colorful, free flowing, personal style that is content to remain free of rules in it's structure, subject matter, and execution.

My process starts with an idea, and next comes research for subject matter, layout, design, colors and mood using a variety of mediums and processes. Then the creative part starts on my computer or Ipad as I try to hone and portray the vision I have in my mind. I use mainly Photoshop and Procreate, often switching between the two, and using digital brushes, digital papers, many layers, crops, fades, cutting and pasting, textures, and experimentation.  I may start with a photo or several mixed photos as a base, but the end result is a piece of artwork straight out of my imagination.

2020 was a hard year for many, but while staying inside and regrouping at home, I found myself with the extra time I needed to begin to really explore the many options and tools that make up modern digital art, and I really started creating a lot of images.  The saying "I just want to stay home, drink coffee, and create stuff" became my motto!

I get my inspiration from the many wonderful, talented artists that were a part of my gallery. After reflecting back on those gallery years, thinking of these dedicated and persevering artists helps to give me the gumption and bravery to put my art out there to the masses.  Thank you friends.