“My passion for art started when I was a little girl, about four years old when I was inspired at my older sisters elementary art show. Ever since then, I have been teaching myself how to draw. I would wake up extra early almost every day before school and watch pappyland to imitate his drawings. I took some classes in high school and also at Grand Rapids Community College that were most definitely beneficial, but I didn’t like the school aspect of art. I started selling paintings to my friends when I was about 20 years old of musicians such as Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, David Bowie, etc. These paintings started to shape my style as an artist.It wasn’t until I was 24 and about 3 months pregnant when I painted live for the first time at an event called Womp Romp in Muskegon, Michigan. The image to the left is the result of that night. My journey as a live artist is very special to me because it all started while my beautiful son was growing within me. About 3 months later is when I became the official live artist for Womp Romp events and started selling paintings like crazy. These events have shaped my work into a new style, and have given me confidence with a blank canvas.”
