Explore a Creative World, Rooted in Nature and Imagination.
This portfolio highlights finished works and proposals grounded in narrative and place. Articles provide a behind-the-scenes look at process, material exploration, and spatial thinking that inform each project.
Featured Paintings from Portfolio
A luminous original that brings harmony, warmth, and quiet grounding to thoughtfully designed spaces.
Arriving Home celebrates the universal feeling of easing into comfort — that shift from movement to stillness, from the busy outside world into personal sanctuary. Soft yet intentional forms, warm layered tones, and hand-applied metal leaf create a composition that interacts subtly with natural light, inviting the viewer into a moment of ease and reflection.
In interiors where balance and atmosphere matter, this work anchors the space with refined presence and emotional resonance.
Created as a singular original work.
Details
• 24″ x 24″ original mixed media painting
• Oil, acrylic, and hand-applied metal leaf
• 1.5″ deep cradled wood panel
• Gold-leafed edges, no frame required
• Signed on back and professionally wired
• One-of-a-kind original
Why This Work Matters
This piece brings dimensional warmth and visual balance into curated interiors. The layered palette and gleaming accents work with natural light to enrich a room’s atmosphere without overpowering existing design elements. It speaks to quiet moments of rest — not through stillness alone, but through expressive color and thoughtful composition.
It feels both grounded and radiant: a painting that enhances daily life while rewarding deeper viewing over time.
Materials & Process
Created in layered oil and acrylic, each section of metal leaf is applied by hand and sealed for longevity while preserving its reflective qualities. The gallery-depth wood panel provides structural integrity and a clean architectural edge profile, allowing the work to live confidently without a frame.
Placement
Designed to uplift living rooms, bedrooms, and entryways with warmth and intentional presence. Works beautifully alongside warm woods, soft textiles, neutral palettes, and spaces where light, texture, and balance are key design priorities.
Shipping & Pickup
Complimentary standard shipping is available within the United States and Canada.
Each original painting is carefully packaged, fully insured, and shipped from my Kansas City studio within two weeks of purchase.
If you are located outside the US or Canada, please contact me prior to purchasing to discuss international shipping options.
Local studio pickup in Kansas City is available by appointment. After purchase, I’ll coordinate directly with you to schedule a convenient time.
A luminous original capturing the exhilaration of discovery beneath a canopy of blossoms.
Blooming Wonder holds the moment when curiosity meets light — an upward gaze suspended beneath cascading cherry blooms. The composition carries a sense of openness and quiet joy, balancing movement with stillness in a way that feels both uplifting and grounded.
Hand-applied metal leaf catches and reflects natural light throughout the day, creating a gentle glow that shifts as the room changes. In a thoughtfully composed interior, this piece adds warmth, softness, and a refined sense of depth.
Once collected, it will not be recreated.
Details
• 24″ x 24″ original mixed media painting
• Oil, acrylic, and hand-applied metal leaf
• 1.5″ deep cradled wood panel
• Gold-leafed edges, no frame required
• Signed on back and professionally wired
• One-of-a-kind original
Wild Urban Home, KC series
Where monument and instinct find shared presence.
At the Liberty Memorial in Kansas City, an eagle stands watch — a symbol of resilience, remembrance, and quiet guardianship. Rather than viewing architecture as static, this work considers how civic monuments become shared ground between human history and the wild lives that inhabit the spaces around them. The monumental form of the Liberty Memorial becomes a perch and vantage point, reinforcing that memory and nature are both dynamic forces that shape a sense of home.
Details
• 9”x12″ original mixed media painting
• Watercolor and hand-applied metal leaf
• 12”x16” bronze metal frame
• Signed on back and professionally wired
• One-of-a-kind original
Watcher of the Light embodies clarity, wisdom, and quiet observation. The owl meets the viewer head-on, steady and alert, a symbol of insight, protection, and seeing what others might miss. Hand-gilded details bring warmth and depth to the form, while the bright white paper creates a crisp contrast that allows the luminous surface to stand forward with intention.
This piece carries a sense of calm focus. The integrated gold-leaf field surrounding the figure reflects light softly, shifting throughout the day and giving the work a quiet, meditative presence. It feels both grounding and watchful, an artwork that holds space rather than demands it. The piece arrives ready to hang and stand confidently on its own.
A one-of-a-kind work, Watcher of the Light is well suited for collectors drawn to symbolism, stillness, and art that offers both beauty and meaning.
Artwork Details
Artwork is an original metal leaf painting created on a 3/8” deep gallery wood panel. The solid wood surface provides a smooth, stable foundation that enhances the luminous gilded accents.
The edges are finished in genuine gold leaf, creating a radiant halo effect around the piece and allowing it to feel complete and sculptural when displayed unframed.
The artwork is titled and signed on the back and will arrive professionally wired and ready to hang.
Shipping & Pickup
Free Shipping to US and Canada
I currently offer standard shipping within the continental United States and Canada. If you live outside these areas, please contact me directly to discuss possible international shipping options.
Each original painting is carefully packaged and shipped from my studio in Kansas City, Missouri within two weeks of the purchase date.
If you would prefer to arrange a local pickup from my Kansas City studio, I’m happy to coordinate a time that works for you. Please reach out after purchase to schedule.