I'm so glad you're here.

I'm an illustrator with a deep love for the beautiful, funny, and meaningful moments of everyday life. My work celebrates family, faith, laughter, and the unique traits that make people, and animal characters, wonderfully themselves.

Digitally painted with a colored pencil, watercolor & gouache feel, I create pure, joyful color in every piece. I care deeply about composition, creating scenes that are thoughtfully balanced, where every element earns its place, but I don't believe good design has to mean quiet or serious. Many of my pieces are full of playful, funny little details waiting to be discovered. And when a project calls for something quieter or more heartfelt, I bring that same care and warmth to the page.

I spend as much time listening as I do drawing. Before a single line is drawn, I want to understand not just what a story looks like, but what it feels like to you, so what comes back is the idea you had in your head all along, just finally on paper.

At the heart of it all is my faith, my love for home and family, and a nostalgic pull toward the things that feel timeless: pretty things, nature, and the small wonders easy to miss if you don't slow down.

Whether I'm illustrating a family gathered around a table, a spirited animal character, or a quieter, more reflective scene, my goal is always the same: to create something that feels like a warm hug, familiar, hopeful, and full of heart.

Thanks for stopping by. I'd love for you to look around!

EXPERIENCE & CREDENTIALS

Over 35 years in illustration, spanning:

• In-house illustrator & designer, major national ad agency

• Book cover designer, small Christian publisher

• Art teacher, Middle School and Montessori Elementary classrooms

• Owner and instructor, my own studio and gallery

• Freelance Illustration for Fortune 500 Companies, small businesses, education and nonprofits.

Past clients include Wendy's International, The Ohio State University, the Governor of Ohio, Ballet Met, Columbus Children's Hospital, Chambersburg Montessori School, and Allen Jackson Ministries.

I studied graphic design, art education and fine arts and earned my Bachelor of Arts at The University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning, Cincinnati, Ohio.

I also attended Honors Classes at the Cincinnati Art Academy, as well as studied painting under professional contemporary artists in private classes. I was a member of The Portrait Society of America.

Currently I am a member of SCBWI (Society of Children’s Book Writers & illustrators).

SERVICES

I create bright, friendly illustrations for Children’s Books, Middle Grade, and Young Adult Fiction, as well as Christian Devotionals, Educational publications, Editorial Magazines and digital media. My art is available to license for products as well.

I work with publishers, self-publishing authors, businesses and nonprofits.

For more specifics regarding this, please click on a button below for more information and to contact me about your project.

I look forward to speaking with you!