I am a redheaded, Los Angeles expatriate. I began taking art classes when I was very young, and then studied art more seriously in high school and college. I graduated from Skidmore College, with a bachelor's degree in painting. And then I moved to New York City, which is where I live right now...

My work is largely autobiographical, inspired by the photographs and diaries that I kept when I was a child. I have always loved drawing pictures of my family. I grew up with an entourage of truly gorgeous California cats. I loved to sketch them in the garden, sunbathing by the avocado and kumquat trees. New York is colorful in its own way. Here I sketch Sean, my big orange cat. Right now Sean is sleeping by the window. I think he may be dreaming about birds.

I have worked as a professional artist for ten years. My drawings have appeared in the New Yorker and in the NY Daily News. I had my first solo exhibition of paintings in a New York gallery last spring.

I am a serious and committed artist. Portraiture has become a focus in my work mostly because I am enchanted by the personalities of my subjects. I want to pay homage to the uniqueness of your friends. My hope is to capture a likeness of their charm and inner character.