Original Paintings

"Where the River Flows" One-Night Exhibition: September 12th

Join us for an evening of art, drinks and community at Mean Mule DIstilling.

I'm thrilled to share new original landscape oil paintings from my collection Where the River Flows. I'll be donating 100% of profits to Meg and Felix Evans - in honor their husband/dad/my dear friend Jeff Evans who passed in July.

Miniature paintings from this collection are NOW AVAILABLE! Click here.

After my last collection "Flying in the Dark" came down from a month-long exhibition at Hotel Kansas City, I got to work knocking out a long list of commission projects for some pretty incredible clients. In early May, the inspiration for my next summer collection was born based on a section of the Bible - Ezekial 47 - that stole my heart and captured my attention.

"Where the river flows, everything will live...

...Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing."

After one of the toughest years last year (sparking inspiration for Flying in the Dark) I've struggled to constantly try and step in to "fix things"...to come up with a solution. Instead of picking up my feet and immersing myself in the fast fluid river, I've attempted to walk everything out on my own. It's time to finally surrender to the river. Because wherever it flows, everything will live.

Shop available originals from previous collections

My process

For this collection, I wanted to feel fully immersed and connected in nature. I pleasantly stumbled into a very unique process that I attempted for the first time, and just like the scenery - it felt so natural!

I used all natural materials for this collection - making my own natural dyes and paints, stretched my own canvas' and painted each piece while in nature.

I’ve come to realize that what comforts us most about nature is its effortless nostalgia. In nature, we’re not asked to hustle or perform—we’re invited to simply be. I try to hold onto that truth in my work. My paintings are an attempt to capture softness, stillness, and an old-world quality that reminds us of something we may have forgotten: that beauty doesn’t demand anything from us. It already lives here.

Through this practice, I hope to offer moments of peace—both for myself and for those who view or collect my work. It’s a slow, mindful process, rooted in gratitude and awe for all that we're surrounded by.

More about my process

Natural dyes

A nod to my past 10 year career as an ethical fashion designer,I dyed large pieces of linen + cotton in natural indigo and overdyed a few in marigold dye on my aunt's peaceful Kansas land.

I intentionally left portions of the naturally dyed canvas—soft indigos and earthy greens—exposed as negative space, allowing the sky and river to emerge from the material itself. Instead of painting over those areas, I let the fabric and plant dyes speak as part of the landscape.

Hand stretched

After dyeing, drying and ironing, I primed and stretched each piece of linen and cotton on wooden bars. Excess material I cut off before stretching was turned into test pieces which eventually transitioned into my collection of framed miniatures! Basically, cute small 3x4 and 4x6" framed mini versions of my larger works.

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Handmade paints

After discovering how toxic the oil and watercolor paints I'd been using for over 20 years were, I began making my own natural paints from finely ground earth pigments made from rocks, plants, and minerals like indigo, marigolds, madder, and ochre. The process of making my own paints is so grounding and makes me feel grateful for the little things. The slowness of enjoying the process.