I am a pet portrait painter from the golden foothills of El Dorado Hills, CA. After briefly studying at Academy of Art University in San Francisco during my high school years, I went on to self-study. For the past three years, I have hand-painted custom pet portraits in digital, acrylic, and gouache for friends, family, and clients. My current series of acrylic paintings explore the dreamlike space pets occupy in our gardens where suburbia meets the wild.

The meaningful connection and sensory experiences pets bring to our lives is a deep pool of inspiration for my art. With rich color and whimsy, imagining their inner worlds becomes a mirror revealing our own desire for awe, magic and play in our everyday lives.

Quilt and textile-inspired motifs tie our long standing relationships to animals to a long history of craft and art-making. These efforts to create order and beauty are key to who we are, and are key themes of my current work represented by moments of stillness, raw emotion, and imagination.

Original paintings and prints from my portfolio are available for purchase. Thanks for your visit.