This beautiful bride lost her father not too long before she was married. She came to me last fall and asked if I would include her father in her family’s wedding portrait. I of course said yes!! What an honor it was to show her that, yes, her father was always there. ♥

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About the Artist

I’m an artist, author, and poet. My work is often shaped by lived experiences and by paying close attention to the world around me… nature, and the people who have helped shape my life.

I usually paint first, and the words come later. Painting has been the safest way I’ve found to be honest about things that are hard to say out loud, and over time I’ve noticed other people finding their own stories in the work too.

My paintings are meant to comfort, to feel like a presence rather than a statement, and to give space for each person to find their own meaning. The connection that happens there matters most to me.