“I started painting as a kid - in art class and when my Tio Alex took me to the art store for my 10th birthday and (somehow??) bought me my first set of Gamblin Oil paints (in absurd colors): magenta, teal, yellow-green, ultramarine, and violet. I didn’t know what to do with them and donated them years later. I picked the practice back up in 2018, with watercolor cards for loved ones . This quickly evolved into acrylic still-lives in 2020, and my current explorations across media— watercolor/gouache, acrylic, and oil.

I’ve since realized that art has sprinkled itself throughout my life. From “fashion design” sketchbooks in middle school, to school projects, to digital illustration and photography classes.

In 2023, I relearned that my (great) Tia Eulalia spent time as an oil painter in Atotonilco el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico, where she currently lives, and had the pleasure to visit in 2023 and 1997.

With a baccalaureate degree in anatomy and physiology, I find myself returning to painting as scientific method. For me, painting is an experiment, observation, and love song to what is. Painting becomes a practice of surrender and a safe container to explore internal growth edges. 

My process is rooted in play and embodiment. I’m less interested in perfection, instead working towards feelings of resolution and appreciation for the quirks of painting along the way. I love playing with color, light, movement through different perspectives, and how the material qualities of paint can influence composition.

I’d be lost without my teachers: Jolyn Fry and Cole Alexander Lyons at Ulna Studio in Portland, OR. I’ve also learned from various online teachers and creators: Peggi Kroll Roberts, Emma Carlisle, Sandi Hester, Paloma the Peach, Little Tiny Egg, and so many more. I am influenced by artists from all walks of life, most noticeably: Frida Kahlo, Vincent van Gogh, Joan Mitchell, Philip Guston, David Hockney, Henri Matisse, Marìa Izquierdo, and so many more….”