Artist Statement

I have been drawing and painting since before I can remember. Through artistic expression, I channel the love I have for the Earth and her creatures into something tangible: a humble object of devotion, the paint upon the canvas. I am self-taught in the medium of oil paint, gathering skills from community art classes, experimentation, and books from the library. I am deeply inspired by this place I am rooted, the Pacific Northwest, and its ecosystems continuously enchant me. For the past three years, my painterly obsession has been focused on moths found in the Pacific Northwest. Their maddening patterns, textures, and practically endless sources of color have surprised and delighted me, and I seek to share that colorful joy with this collection of paintings. This collection of moths was made especially to celebrate ecologic biodiversity and represent under-appreciated subjects in the art world. Each painting itself becomes a work of devotion and diligence, and I seek to to bring viewers into a moment of peace and reflection upon our natural world & our interdependence with all of Earth's life and her elements.

Cirriculum Vitae

Education

Certificate Natural Science Illustration, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
BA Environmental Studies Spc. Ecological Systems, Seattle University, Seattle, WA

Group Exhibitions

2024

Fall Zone 4 All: New Zone Art Gallery, Eugene, OR
Spring Zone 4 All: New Zone Art Gallery, Eugene, OR
2023

Changing Tides: Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
February Pop-up Show: John Henry's Bar, Eugene, OR
Natural Science Art Show: Greenwood Art Collective, Seattle, WA
2022

Pollinator Syndrome: Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA

Awards

2025
Honorable Mention - Nature's Wonder Online Exhibit, Ten Moir Gallery
Finalist - Vibrant Colors Online Exhibit, Ten Moir Gallery

Societies
2023-2025 Member — Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, Northwest Chapter

2022-2024 Artist and Model — Eugene Figurative Arts, Eugene, OR

Teaching

2025

Instructor: Painting with a Twist, Lacey, WA

Instructor: Art for Kids School, Olympia, WA

Liberty Creek Elementary: Nature’s Color Wheel Workshop (1 day)
2024

Student GREEN Congress: Nature’s Palette Workshop (1 day)

Press

2014 The Verve: CV grad uses art to explore hidden purpose of humanity. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/jul/17/the-verve-cv-grad-uses-art-to-explore-hidden/

Lodgepole Pinecone

Orenstein Home Collection. 2020.

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