Layered lines rise and fold inward, drawing everything toward a shared point of origin. The movement feels inevitable, as if each curve knows where it belongs before it arrives. What begins as separation gradually turns inward, revealing recognition within the form itself. There is a sense of becoming through return, where what is formed also reflects an underlying truth that was always present.

"Becoming the Mirror."

Fated

Ceciana

Flowing, layered forms move in and out of one another, echoing lineage and the unseen threads that connect generations. The center draws inward, suggesting beginnings, inheritance, and what is carried forward. The movement feels continuous, as if one form gives rise to the next, holding the idea of ancestry not as something fixed, but as something living, evolving, and passed through the body over time.


Zera; meaning seed, descendants, or lineage.

Zera

An exploration of passage and connection through layered movement and softened forms. Flowing lines rise and fold into one another, suggesting ascension and a crossing between inner and outer worlds. The image holds a sense of transition, where energy moves upward, pauses, and continues, inviting reflection on communication between realms both seen and unseen.

Alya; meaning heaven or to ascend.

Alya

Layered tones flow inward and outward at the same time, creating a sense of pull, release, and return. The forms feel bodily and intuitive, shaped by repetition and pressure rather than control. The piece holds a charged stillness, where movement settles into something felt.


" Energetically move in the right direction with the guidance of our own intuition. Not yearning for no more than our own reflection.  Then we shall know our true soul mission."

Devi: meaning Goddess or Devine Feminine

Devi

Soft tonal layers move in continuous waves, shaping a form that feels both held and open. Light emerges from within darker passages, creating depth through contrast and repetition. The image holds a steady sense of presence and internal focus.

Iris was the Greek goddess of the rainbow, known as a messenger between realms, moving across the world on a bridge of color.

Eyes of Iris

Charcoal moves in dense, flowing layers, creating a charged sense of awareness. Light and dark press against each other, forming a space that feels watchful and alive. The energy is focused and internal, suggesting perception that comes from within.

The Vision

Flowing charcoal forms fold inward and outward, creating a central opening that feels grounding and generative. Repeated lines build depth through pressure and release, layering contours that suggest origin, intimacy, and creation. The composition moves between softness and strength, embodying the drive of making and becoming and the natural pull of abundance and life.

Flora is the goddess of the spring renewal and flowers.

Flora

The female form is explored through layered lines that fold, rise, and settle into one another. The contours move slowly across the surface, building weight and softness at the same time, suggesting breath, pressure, and release. Repetition creates depth, while the shifts in tone guide you inward, holding the body not as an object, but as a lived space shaped by movement and presence.

Woman

This piece centers on two figures intertwined, their bodies slipping into one another through shared lines and continuous motion. The curves press, fold, and echo, creating a slow pull between forms where boundaries soften and merge. The repetition of line builds tension, and the intimacy of two presences moving together within the same space.

The Dreamers

Centered on a figure emerging from layers of color and movement, suspended between inner and outer worlds. Curved forms and sweeping strokes create a sense of motion, as if the body is being shaped by emotion rather than anatomy. Color is applied intuitively, using contrast to balance warmth, depth, and motion. The work reflects a moment of becoming, where identity is not fixed but unfolding, guided by feeling, vulnerability, and quiet strength.

Together We Rise

The work explores the depths of the unconscious mind, moving through everything that exists beyond what is immediately seen. Layered, flowing lines weave together like thoughts passing through a meditative state, revealing inner spaces that are usually left untouched. The drawing focuses on the quiet complexity of the psyche, allowing emotion, memory, and instinct to surface through repetition, pressure, and movement.

Medatative Mindfield

Sunflowers are arranged in a grounded vessel against a vivid blue background. Color is approached intuitively, shaping the work through contrast and saturation rather than preplanned decisions.

Form and structure emerge through color relationships, allowing the composition to develop through the paint itself.

Sun-kissed

A majestic saguaro stands tall and resolute in the vast desert landscape. The bold lines emphasize the saguaro’s strength and presence, echoing the qualities of “The Oracle.”

The artwork conveys a sense of abundance and rootedness, reflecting the saguaro’s ability to thrive in a challenging environment. This enduring cactus knows its own limits, symbolizing a gradual journey of growth and a continuous release of expectations, a reminder that true progress takes time.

As the saguaro reaches upwards, it embodies the idea that the only way forward is free from fear. Its ascent into the light symbolizes hope and resilience, shining brilliantly for all to see. Across the desert land, the saguaro’s radiance glistens off the sand, creating a visual representation of empowerment and enlightenment, and a reminder of the transformative power of shedding limitations.

The Oracle:

She is abundant and grounded
She knows her limits
Gradual growth over time
Letting go of expectations by the minute
The only way is up from here
We now know we can no longer have fear
Up she goes into the light
Through the clouds she shines bright
For all to see across the land
Her radiance glistens off the sand

The Oracle

Spring Renewal reflects a transition from the darker, quieter months into a period of growth and change. The work is shaped through intuitive color, using contrast and saturation to guide its development.

The piece is dedicated to the artist’s grandparents and holds themes of growth, rebirth, and the passage of time, explored through form and color rather than narrative detail.

Spring Renewal

This captivating series of three botanical oil paintings showcases vibrant yellow blooms against a vivid backdrop of deep blue and sage-colored leaves. These remarkable blooms have an almost magical q

Yellow Blooms

“The Awakening”  is a journey through the realms of the human psyche and the collective consciousness. It invites us to explore the depths of our own awareness, fostering a sense of unity with all people, as we acknowledge that we are a part of a larger tapestry of existence that transcends the boundaries of our individual experiences.

Awakening

This portrait tells the story of a woman framed by the window, her gaze fixed on a world beyond. The soft interplay of light and shadow creates an atmosphere of both mystery and serenity. The lady’s expression carries a depth of emotion, inviting viewers to ponder the thoughts and feelings hidden within her soul.   It is a testament to the beauty and complexity of the human spirit, and the painting invites us to connect with the subject’s inner journey, prompting us to reflect on our own experiences and aspirations.

The Lady in the Window

The Rebirth centers on renewal, enduring love, and the emotional shifts that followed a period of shared family grief. The work reflects a movement from sorrow toward hope, shaped by deep connection and the passage through different stages of loss.

The piece stands as a reflection on resilience and the sustaining force of love during difficult times.

The Rebirth

The artist explores the idea of our true selves beneath the masks we wear. Using vibrant pink, red, and yellow-green hues, the artwork symbolizes the enduring authenticity that remains, regardless of the roles we assume. The bold colors represent the deep emotions and inner truths that persist within us.

Inside Out

The work uses bold brushwork and shifting color to suggest movement into uncharted territory. A transition from deep blues to vivid reds marks a progression toward the unknown.

The composition reflects a willingness to move forward with courage rather than certainty.

Embracing the Unknown

A confident and awakened spirit embraces her journey, acknowledging her past as she transitions to the present, redefining herself with unwavering determination free from societal gaze.

SHEath Rises

An existentialist-inspired painting that embodies the philosophy’s perspective on time and existence. The canvas captures the essence of nonlinear time, emphasizing the significance of each moment and choice. The vibrant colors and dynamic brushstrokes mirror the existentialist idea of living authentically in the present, creating meaning within the confines of a finite, potentially indifferent universe. The painting encourages viewers to contemplate the complex relationship between time, choice, and the human experience.

The Presence Past

Contrasting elements are brought into dialogue through two mirrored faces. One, reminiscent of a Pharaoh, appears in blue with a prominent third eye; the other is inverted and rendered in a vivid yellow, creating a visual counterpoint.

The work explores polarity and balance, suggesting unity through opposition and the presence of inner awareness without fixed narrative.

Polarity of Opposition

Color drives the portrait, with yellow and green balanced by accents of red, yellow, and blue. We Are One reflects unity through its composition.

Only in Dreams

Real-Eyes presents an abstract face with eight eyes, drawing from otherworldly and symbolic forms. The repeated gaze suggests expanded awareness and perception beyond the familiar.

Green dominates the palette, referencing nature, growth, and renewal. The work points toward unseen dimensions and the idea of insight as a guiding force, leaving interpretation open rather than defined.

Real-eyes

We Are One is an intuitively painted abstract work showing three faces of the same person. The piece reflects how we move through the world in different ways, shaped by our surroundings and the people we meet.

The third face represents the most honest version of the self, the core beneath everything else. Bold Prussian blue lines anchor the composition, layered with reds, purples, soft pinks, and blues that speak to the complexity of inner experience.

We are One

This piece was painted intuitively in a single sitting, capturing a moment from an uncharted part of the psyche. Color and line hold the focus, allowing the image to exist without explanation.

The presence of a third eye references perception beyond ordinary sight and points toward a shared, universal awareness rather than a literal form.


Visual-eyes

Mid-day Magic presents a figure held in gesture, hands positioned as if casting a spell or engaging with unseen forces. The body is suspended in action, emphasizing movement.

The composition develops through intuitive use of color and line, allowing form to emerge through process rather than detail. The work references the symbolic within the everyday without defining its meaning.

Mid-day Magic

Night Tales is a portrait painted from life in low light, capturing the way a figure emerges when visibility is limited. Details soften and shift, drawing attention to presence rather than precision.

The work reflects what becomes visible when one faces oneself in the quiet of night, leaving space for personal recognition and interpretation.

Night Tales

A loose gesture painting capturing a person’s presence rather than precise likeness. Created from life, the work is based on the artist’s husband.

Mellow Muse

Mondaze is a portrait painted from life in a single sitting, based on the artist’s husband. The figure is held through loose gesture and intuitive color, prioritizing presence over exact recall.

Bold shifts in color and simplified form allow the image to remain fluid rather than resolved. The work captures a fleeting moment, shaped by attention, familiarity, and the immediacy of observation.

Daze of Our Lives

Fear often inhibits us from getting what we want. This piece is a self portrait completed from life and a representation of what it takes to go up against the very thing you are afraid of and conquering it.  The three faces symbolize the emotions and energy one goes through during such a time.  It is important to acknowledge said feelings and not let them get you down but let it pass and keep going.  There is no such thing as failure; rather you learn what not to do again.

Overcoming Self

The Sleeper is a portrait capturing a figure at rest, painted through loose gesture and intuitive color. The body reclines into the surface, with form suggested through movement rather than detail.

Painted from life, the work records a quiet pause at the end of a long day, shaped by familiarity and close observation.

The Sleeper

This self-portrait was painted from life, capturing movement as it unfolded in a single moment. The figure is articulated through gesture and shifting color, allowing motion to guide the composition rather than fixed pose.

Multiple forms overlap and dissolve, referencing the body in motion and the fluid nature of presence. The work centers on immediacy, process, and the act of showing up fully within a moment as it passes.

Emergence

This portrait depicts the artist’s husband’s grandparents seated together, their presence shaped by time and shared history. The figures sit for eternity in love, connected through posture, closeness, and quiet familiarity.

The work reflects a partnership built on consistency and endurance, where relationship becomes structure and time settles into form.

Maryanne & Ted

Don’t Touch Me centers on a cholla cactus rising within the heat of the desert. The composition is dense and expansive, built through interlocking forms that create a sense of growth and accumulation.

In an environment shaped by extremes, the cholla spreads outward, holding abundance within harsh conditions. The work reflects resilience and adaptation, showing how life asserts itself through structure, repetition, and persistence in the desert landscape.

Don’t Touch Me

Intertwined cacti painted in cool greens and blues.  A loose painting of Prussian blue cacti appeared first then all the blues, greens and light were added to highlight the cacti.   Deep vivid blue represents communication, self-expression, intuition, and clarity.  Cacti represents endurance as the plant can stand up to the test of time.  Painted from the natural desert in Phoenix, AZ.

Growth

Finding the calm in all the chaos of life.

Finding the Calm

White and violet lilies gather in a clear glass vase, their petals opening, curling, and reaching in different directions. Beyond them, pale blue mountains sit quietly behind the window, softened by distance and light. Warm interior tones meet cool outdoor hues, creating a sense of pause between inside and outside. The scene feels suspended, where growth and calm exist at the same time.

Stargazer Mountain

A large-format painting spanning three canvases, capturing the immense beauty of Moran Point at the Grand Canyon. Broad layers of blue, violet, and soft earth tones stretch across the surface, creating a sense of vast openness and distance. The scene feels expansive and contemplative, holding the quiet presence and scale of the landscape as it unfolds across the horizon.

Moran Point

Lake Powell

Nico, the artist’s daughter, lies quietly reading one of her favorite graphic novels. Reading is her refuge, a place where she can remain content for hours. This moment takes place during another period of quarantine, a familiar rhythm in the household during this season.

The focus rests on Nico as light and shadow interact around her, with the window behind her creating contrast and warmth. Subtle shifts in color emphasize the space between brightness and depth, holding a sense of calm, protection, and inward focus.

Quarantine Dream

A mother sits in the living room of her home on a Friday evening with her two daughters and their dog during the time of the pandemic. She reads a story aloud to her youngest child while the older child sits close beside her, the dog finally settled in her lap. On the floor nearby are small toys, a dollhouse set, a magazine, and a pair of shoes, quietly scattered from the day.

The light is dim after the sun has set, falling unevenly across the room and illuminating only certain areas. The moment feels contained and intimate, shaped by closeness, routine, and the comfort of being together in a world temporarily narrowed to home.

The Mothers: Lolade, Inara & Indigo

During the time of the pandemic, a mother sits with her children inside their living room, gathered together in a shared moment of pause. The children rest across the seating, barefoot and at ease, while a dog settles nearby, part of the family’s quiet rhythm. Books and small objects on the table suggest time spent together rather than distraction.

The space feels open yet contained, shaped by closeness and routine as the outside world receded. The scene holds the steadiness of motherhood during a period when home became both refuge and center, defined by presence, care, and togetherness.

The Mothers: Kirsten, Jack, Bruce, Jubilee, Kurt & Rhodey

Two mothers sit with their children at home on a weekend afternoon, gathered around a board game while their dogs rest nearby. The scene unfolds during the continued stretch of the pandemic, when time slowed and home became the center of daily life.

The figures lean toward one another in quiet focus, absorbed in play and shared presence. Scattered objects and resting pets reflect a lived-in ease, holding a moment shaped by routine, closeness, and the simple comfort of being together.

The Mothers: Lucia & Rosie, Eliana & Elijah

A study of the palo verde in bloom. In spring, its slender green branches are overtaken by delicate, golden-yellow flowers that move lightly in the air. Observed in the quiet of the backyard, the tree held attention long enough to call for a painting.

The piece began loosely, with quick, open brushstrokes laying in the vivid blue sky. Layers of yellow and green followed, capturing the brightness and movement of the blossoms. 

This painting was donated to support the JDRF Foundation for diabetes research and helped raise over $3,000.

Golden Palo Verde

Bold agaves rise into abundant sunlight, their blades twisting, bending, and overlapping as they claim space. Interwoven among them, golden torch cacti reach upward, their repeating lines echoing one another like shared movement. In the distance, mesquite, palo verde, and a tall saguaro stand together, grounded and watchful.

The painting speaks to resilience, with cacti mimicking life through their persistence, adaptability, and quiet strength. Inspired by the Sonoran Desert, these forms reflect survival through connection, rendered in layered blues, greens, and soft golden light that move across the surface like breath and time.

Desert Oasis

This painting reflects a deeply personal and nostalgic moment rooted in the artist’s first home, her grandparents’ house. It captures a time when they would rest together in the living room after long days of teaching music from the home, a ritual that shaped the rhythm of family life for decades.

Started from life, the work preserves a partnership defined by devotion, endurance, and care. The painting holds them as they were in that moment, honoring a love that continues beyond loss and remains a lasting foundation carried forward through generations.

Grandma Bobbi and Grandpa Jay

This painting explores the inner landscape of the mind and the daily experience of navigating anxiety. Thoughts multiply, overlap, and repeat, sometimes circling endlessly, other times creating a sense of stillness or pause. The work reflects an awareness of these cycles and the quiet strength found in moving through them, one small step at a time.

Drawn to reflections since childhood, the artist uses mirrors, light, movement, and color to suggest shifting perception. Multiple reflections appear and recede, asking how many versions of the self can exist at once, and where the mind travels when faced with its own image repeated back again.

Timeless Portals

This painting portrays a mother at home with her three young children during the pandemic, gathered in a shared living space filled with everyday activity. Toys, books, and small moments of play unfold around her as she moves between attention and presence, holding the rhythm of the room together.

An educator and an artist, she embodies care, patience, and quiet strength. The scene reflects resilience and warmth, capturing how motherhood can radiate calm and connection even as the world outside feels uncertain.


The Mothers: Xochitl, Rayénari, Mixtli & Río

This painting captures a quiet moment between a mother and her daughter in the main living space of their home during the time of the pandemic. The child sits in her mother’s lap as a story is read aloud, their bodies gently rocking together in a shared rhythm.

The work was started from life with a loose underpainting, allowing fluid strokes to set the tone of the scene. Soft greens and blues move throughout the space, reflecting an intuitive bond and sense of calm. The room holds the warmth of lived moments, when home became both refuge and connection during an uncertain time.

The Mothers: Jaime & Daughter Grace

I live in Coronado historic district in Phoenix, AZ.  I was taking a walk in my neighborhood during quarantine with my kids and these incredible golden sunflowers were dancing in the warm sun.  It was

Wild Sunflowers

This portrait depicts the artist’s daughter, inspired by Frida Kahlo’s Mariana. Drawing from that visual language, the painting honors childhood, imagination, and strength. Set against desert forms, the figure feels grounded and self-possessed, holding both softness and resolve.

The work was created as a celebration of the artist’s daughter and, more broadly, of young girls as they come into themselves. It reflects possibility, individuality, and the quiet confidence that begins early, before the world asks anything of you.

Nico Elaine

This painting was inspired by an unexpected bouquet of stargazer lilies that felt unusually wild and free. Though cut and placed indoors, the flowers moved with their own energy, flowing in different directions and refusing uniformity. The bouquet marked a birthday in the home, giving the moment personal significance.

Drawn to their movement, the artist studied the lilies as they continued to open and change. Color and form emerged instinctively, allowing the painting to unfold organically. What began as observation transformed into a response to the flowers’ vitality and quiet defiance, carried directly onto the canvas.

Stargazer Lilies

This self portrait was created during quarantine, depicting the artist at home with her three children as they learned to adapt to life under one roof. The early days were uncertain, but over time the household found new rhythms, navigating individual needs through shared space. The scene reflects both challenge and resilience, holding the complexity of caregiving, creativity, and presence within a single moment.

The painting was built from life using a mirror set up in the living room, beginning with a mapped structure on the canvas. The space doubles as both home and studio, marked by a large bay window that extends beyond the edge of the frame. Layers of blue move throughout the work, anchoring the scene in depth and self expression, a constant thread in the artist’s practice.

The Mothers: Chelsie (Self), Daughter Nico, Sons Cyan & Beck

This painting captures a mother and her daughter sitting close together on the couch in the main living area of their home during the pandemic. The child rests under a blanket, holding a favorite stuffed animal, while the two talk back and forth, flipping through channels and sharing the moment.

The piece began with a loose, freeform underpainting to get the scene moving. Color acts as a guide, chosen to reflect their individual personalities and the energy that exists between them. Simple household objects on the coffee table ground the scene in everyday life, marking a quiet pause within the home.

The Mothers: Gabrielle & Daughter Isabella

This painting portrays a mother in her living room playing with her young daughter in central Phoenix, created shortly before the pandemic. It marks a continuation of an earlier work made in the same space, quietly highlighting how quickly life can shift in a short span of time. The contrast between these moments reflects change, growth, and the uncertainty that followed.

The piece was started from life, allowing the feeling of the moment to guide the work naturally. A loose underpainting sets the movement and fluidity that carry through the scene. Soft pinks and purples move throughout the space, chosen to reflect the calm, loving energy shared between mother and child and the warmth present in their home.

The Mothers: Morgan & Daughter Celadon

This painting reflects an ungrounding time experienced by many during quarantine, captured through a figure painted from life. Overlapping expressions and shifting tones suggest emotional disorientation, uncertainty, and the blurring of days lived in close proximity.

Rather than a single likeness, the work becomes a projection of internal emotion. Layers of color and gesture move in and out of focus, mirroring how feelings surfaced, dissolved, and returned. The piece holds the tension of isolation and intimacy, speaking to a shared psychological landscape shaped by disruption and endurance.

In Quarantine

Lilies rest in a simple glass vase, painted from a bouquet of stargazer lilies gifted on Mother’s Day during quarantine. With days spent largely at home, the arrival of fresh flowers brought a moment of brightness and care to the dining room table.

Stargazer lilies are often associated with hope, renewal, and resilience, qualities that felt especially present during this time. Their open blooms and gentle movement hold a sense of gratitude and quiet strength, reflecting how small gestures carried deep meaning in isolation.

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