I am a Utah-based fine artist whose work is rooted in a fascination with the natural world, particularly the landscapes and native flora of the American West. Working primarily in graphite, colored pencil, and watercolor, I create highly detailed studies of plants and landscapes.

My work begins with observation. I am drawn to the quiet details that can easily disappear when a landscape is viewed only at a distance: the structure of a native plant, the texture of desert stone, the way light settles across an expanse of land. Through careful and deliberate mark-making, I try to preserve those moments of attention and create work that feels both intimately observed and connected to a larger sense of place.

Finding My Own Path

My path as an artist has never been entirely conventional.

At eighteen, I moved out on my own and began a period of independence that shaped the way I saw both art and the world around me. I spent time traveling and exploring unfamiliar places on my own, experiences that gave me a deeper appreciation for solitude, landscape, and the freedom to follow my own curiosity.

During that same period, I lived in a small 600-square-foot attic apartment.

One corner became my studio. I would write and draw there every day, surrounded by very little except my materials, my work, and hopes for the future.

There was something about that time… I didn't have a polished studio or a clear career path. I simply knew that I wanted to make art, and I kept making it.

That instinct has remained at the center of my practice.

Where It Comes From

I am lucky to have been raised by and around strong, independent women. They are what give me the confidence to pursue the unconventional path, because they prove that success comes from passion and hard work. My mother, and three sisters, have taught me how to embrace what I love - art.

My father has been one of my greatest supporters as well. From an early age, he encouraged me to question the expected path and pursue the interests that genuinely captured my attention. He even supported my decision to leave a traditional high school environment so I could devote myself more fully to the things I wanted to explore.

That encouragement is something I carry with me every day.

A Practice Built Through Persistence

Early in my artistic development, my work earned scholarship offers from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Despite these opportunities that came my way… I declined. Personally, the idea of confining myself to a city, let alone a building, went against everything I am. So, I pursued art independently, with a promise I made to myself to give it my all. I studied traditional anatomy, figure drawing, portraits, oil painting, abstract acrylic, watercolor, pen and ink. I even dabbled as a tattoo apprentice.

I did everything I could. As much as I could.

Unexpectedly, my studying of form within portraits and figures is what transformed my passion for landscape. Understanding how to take simple shapes and turn them into something else allowed me to begin curating my own works from simple desert photography.

Today, I am building that life through a continued commitment to observation, craftsmanship, and place. My work focuses particularly on the landscapes and native plants of Utah and the broader American West, subjects that continue to give me endless reasons to slow down and look more closely.

I am interested in creating work that does more than document a landscape. I want it to hold a sense of stillness, memory, and connection to place, while honoring the remarkable details that make these environments worth protecting and remembering.