You may have found me through Instagram,

where I share my beach walks and art.

or you might have been referred here by an artist friend -
that’s how this works,

artists love to talk about art -

and money - with other artists.

On this site - we talk about both.

Because we need both.

We need to make art that creates meaning in our own lives

and also connects on a deep level for those who buy our work.

And,

artists need to make a living,

and you deserve to thrive!

Now for a teeny bit of my story …

I didn’t start calling myself an “artist,” or even really making art on a regular basis, until I turned 50. Seriously.

Before that, (like, my whole life) I would take a class here, a class there, in fits and starts. But even though I was obsessed with oil painting - reading about artists, looking at art, visiting museums, all that - I truly thought I was BAD at drawing and painting - and no matter what - I’d always be bad at it.

Sound familiar?

So I went another creative route - writing.

I got a lot of praise for my writing, and it came more easily. (No wonder - I’m a 3 (the Achiever) on the Enneagram, and very driven by a sometimes destructive pattern of what others praise in me, (but more about that later!)

I ended up getting an MFA in poetry, and then a PhD - a lot of years, and I wouldn’t change a thing!

I published a book of poems, then became a wine and food writer, and published two more books.