What do My Collectors Need Most from Me: My Story, Part 5 of 7
What IS IT really that people look for in my Art? If you are looking to surprise and delight your family and friends, to set your house apart from your neighbors...if you’re looking to have original artwork in your home that takes you back to that beautiful, warm breezy day in Hawaii that has you [...]
What Do I Really Do? My Story, Part 4 of 7
What do I really do? What’s my superpower? My superpower is that I can envision rooms with Fine Art. I can envision rooms with Breathtakingly Beautiful Artful Lighting. I can envision AND CREATE those works of art! Imagine pairing a beautiful work of art that’s a companion piece to a beautiful chandelier. Wouldn’t that transform [...]
The Course of my Life was Altered Forever: My Story, Part 3 of 7
What I didn’t know with my first watercolor lesson on that chill Bay Area morning in our humble kitchen, is that the course of my life had been altered forever. My journey was underway to create beautiful and inspiring works of art for people all over the country...and world. Art that has the power to [...]
I Fell in Love with Watercolor…and My Life’s Course Was Altered Forever: My Story, Part 2 of 7
At age 16, I knew I wanted to become a professional artist...but it was at age 11 when I really fell in love. This was the moment of my first watercolor lesson. My mother exchanged piano lessons for art lessons...with her best friend from high school. Sandi had brought the best supplies! Winsor & Newton [...]
Transformative Powers of Art + Light
When the desire to transform a room arises, people hardly ever consider their ceiling...and yet some of the most opulent objects in the world hang from ceiling. I bet many people immediately imagine a chandelier when the word opulent is spoken. Your ceiling space is sacred. It completes your dwelling and keeps you safe from [...]
Modern Hawaiian Tropical Room with a Slight Retro Feel
Tropical can have a clean modern Hawaiian look and offer a little bit of retro without being tiki. This inspired room also has an Asian ambiance. The chandelier shown here is painted in reverse—this is my specialty. Within the glass I've painted the lush tropical flowers of Hawaii. Tropical birds are incorporated into the the [...]