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This is a section of a much larger painting that was sold in an art show in the summer of 2018. I am breaking it up into several sections to be used as a stand-alone piece or all in combination with each other. As you can see I used a riot of colors. I wanted this to be bold and fun and to add color to any space it sits in. When I first finished this piece I was told it looked like a volcano. So I call this one Kilauea since that one is still a current thing happening as I type this. It's beautiful and terrifying all at the same time. I'm sure those who are effected by this event don't have the word 'beautiful' in mind. Terrifying and destructive would be a better description. I wanted to turn it into something beautiful instead. Out of ashes comes beauty. Always. Good always emerges out of tragedy. I hope this one brightens up a wall somewhere.

I have been an artist all my life, ever since I could hold a pencil. I have always loved to draw and paint. My styles have varied over the years from realism to abstract and everything in between. The mediums I most enjoy working with are: oil, prismacolor, charcoal, graphite, watercolor, pen & ink, alcohol ink, and acrylic. Currently I am experiencing a mammoth amount of creative freedom working on abstract art. In 2013 I donated one of my kidneys to a young woman who had only been born with one very diseased kidney. Since then she has been thriving and going to college and living her life. I consider this such a privilege and i'm so happy I was a match for her. I have lived all over the country. I primarily grew up in Woodland...