“I paint because I love it. I love the chaos I create when making something and knowing order is found at completion.” Growing up in Canada’s capital, Ottawa, Ontario. The only child in a large Italian family, my creative pursuits were always supported and encouraged.

Drawing, painting, sewing, sculpting and building were integral activities of my daily life, and as is the case today I am happiest working with my hands.

My paintings are given life through a combination of materials, technique and a whole lot of elbow grease. Working in different mediums I explore new approaches for their uses and draw on my experiences with colour, textures and space to create mixed media work that is at times abstract, and other times figurative.

I equate painting as a sort of conversation...There’s an idea that needs exploration and or even clarification. As each layer emerges t is with the thoughts and emotions that pass through my mind in that moment. Each decision and brushstroke is in response to the previous one.

I have spent 20 years in the business of art as a business owner, event coordinator, design specialist, muralist, teacher, and through it all artist. My work is in private collections in Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Seattle, Miami, San Fransico, and L.A.