I am a self taught artist who began Musickscapes "the landscapes of my mind" in 1993 as a way to deal with issues involving medical negligence and chronic pain. 

Picking up a pen, I ignored all that I had been taught about creating art and began to draw my barest emotions. I used shapes combined with colors to describe the turmoil I could find no words for. The impact of what I had created was a powerful view into this devastating time in my life. Drawing became my lifeline to sanity, a way to deal with powerful, and overwhelming feelings. These works became a source of comfort, dialogue, understanding, and inspiration for myself and many of my peers. 

During a visit to the Guggenheim in 1999, upon close inspection of the brush strokes of masters like Dali and Kahlo, I recognized something I innately knew. Upon returning home, I purchased oil painting supplies and began the latest chapter in my creative process. Detailed, surrealistic views into the emotions that impact and effect us all.

The goal of my work today is not only to provide a source of therapy and distraction for myself, but to create works of unusual beauty and technical aptitude that will stop this fast paced world in its tracks; and for more than just a moment. I want to mesmerize the participant, bring them into vivid mindscapes, deftly created, that encourage study, reflection, and ultimately healing. I want to bring tears to the eyes, intrigue to the mind, and hope to the soul. I enjoy many different types of mediums, so far I have also worked in watercolors, acrylics, pen and ink and pencil. Technology comes naturally to me so I also design websites, including this one, brochures, art show announcements, personalized greeting cards, and many other interesting and diverse items.