My curiosity grew into passion and appreciation for the beauty which surrounds us throughout the natural world. I loved using my art to express this beauty, but ultimately decided to pursue a degree in physics in order to understand the universe at a deeper level. I worked in particle physics, researching the fundamental reality of nature on the smallest scales. Later in grad school, my love for its beauty developed into a passion for sharing it through teaching, and I became a physics educator. I adore my profession. But I didn't pick up a paintbrush for nearly a decade.

And then I broke my leg, requiring two surgeries. Confined to the couch for the better part of a summer, painting made a reappearance in my life. And it feels like I've come back to a part of myself that didn't realize how lonely it was. I am so grateful to be painting again, to slow down and appreciate the process, to marvel in the world as my children now do and to notice all its details.

My work now largely focuses on these common themes of the natural beauty and intricacy of reality. I like to take a simultaneously scientific and creative approach to my subject matter, playing with both realistic detail and heightened color to convey an underlying experiential truth.