About

Some backstory

For many years, I’ve expressed myself as a singer and voiceover actor. I sang opera and recorded tv and radio commercials. All the while, I experimented with many different forms of graphics art, from caricatures to abstract. I dabbled in oils, watercolors, pencil, pen and markers and acrylics. In more recent years, I’ve been painting non-stop, using acrylics as my preferred medium. The artworks of Franz Kline and Robert Motherwell inspire me. I am deeply moved by the drama in their painting; captivated by the raw contrast of black and white elements. Their works have excited and guided me in finding my own style within the realm of abstract expressionism. Specifically… abstract minimalism.

Ultimately, I strive to tell a story using fewer ‘words’ and an economy of color. Less is more. Adding, subtracting, then adding again, building layer upon layer, to reveal a true expression, is a painstaking and joyful process. This effort of heart, soul and subconscious is a journey through light and darkness, offering surprising discoveries along the way. It’s truly exhilarating! I find it most gratifying when others are moved by my efforts.
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I am inspired by the beauty all around us. My goal as an artist is to boil it all down to the most concentrated expression. I seek a pure expression.
Simplify, simplify, simplify.

Bio

​I’ve always appreciated the challenge of true expression. I started singing as a teenager in high school and studied classical music/opera at Northwestern University. I moved to LA and pursued a career in singing. This star wasn’t born yet, but highlights of those 5 years include a stint in Joseph Papp’s Pirates of Penzance national tour, various solo gigs in oratorio and opera and some exciting work as a studio musician.

After returning to Chicago, I divided my time between waiter gigs, singing in the Chicago Symphony Chorus, performing in productions at Lyric Opera of Chicago in the chorus,  oratorio work and operatic roles, radio announcer stints and commercial and narration work as a voiceover talent. I was an original and long-time member of the a capella group 4 on the Floor.
Through all of this, I’ve dabbled and evolved as a painter- experimenting in all the mediums and styles. I find abstract expressionism, using acrylics, to be my preferred mode of expression. Amazing things happen when I surrender myself to the canvas and paint.

My music endeavors have also evolved. I’ve taken up guitar and relish the freedom, (and challenge), of accompanying myself.

​I live in the northern suburbs of Chicago and I’m so proud of and inspired by my beautiful daughter.
And, then, there’s Buddy (🐶)… RIP, my sweet, good boy.