Drawing and making art have been an important part of my life. Through my artwork I express ideas and attempt to gain understanding of light, life and the physical and internal spaces we inhabit. I took my first painting class as a high school student at the Art Institute of Boston, with artist Sarah Sze. Following that, I studied figure drawing at the Scuola del Nudo, Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, Italy and at CSU Florence with Marsha Steinberg. Since then, I have continued to sketch, draw and paint, and am currently studying painting and drawing at Cabrillo College in Aptos with the inspirational artists and teachers, Ron Milhoan, and Margitta Dietrick-Welsh. I consider the act of art making to be highly meditative, intuitive and personal. My artwork is always done from life (observation) and imagination, not from photographs — through being present with the subject, one can capture the ephemeral qualities of light, mood and spirit. Please enjoy the work below…be sure to click on the thumbnails to view the entire work. Please visit d’s art blog too. Enjoy!
