A Portfolio of Personal Series and Commissions

Oil Pastels & Watercolors

Ongoing series

Not So Secret Garden

The body of work includes landscapes of a famous garden in Upperville, VA.

All work completed in oil pastel sticks on various paper types.

A painting of a window with light pink shutters surrounded by dark brown tree branches with purple flowers.

My work is deeply influenced by the softness and atmosphere of Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism, especially the intimate interior scenes of Marthe and Pierre Bonnard, as well as the light-soaked landscapes of Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Sisley, and other French painters of that era. I’m drawn to delicate color relationships and tend to work in a soft, bright palette that invites quiet observation. Texture, rhythm, and small moments play a central role in how I build each piece, often using layered strokes and fine detail within intentionally small formats. There’s something about working at that scale that feels both challenging and intimate, allowing me to focus on the subtle things that might otherwise be overlooked.

Painted scene of rustic European buildings with stone walls, wooden shutters painted blue, a narrow cobblestone street, and green vines growing on the building facade.
Small painting of a street scene with houses and a vine-covered building, displayed in a wooden frame on a white wall.
A painting of a lush vegetable garden with rows of colorful vegetables, bushes, and flowers, with houses and blue sky in the background.
Framed miniature painting of a garden with houses and a blue sky.
Painting titled 'Sit To Smell The Roses' showing a garden scene with cherry blossom trees and a white bench, divided into four vertical sections with pink borders.
Four pieces of torn paper with an impressionistic painting of a garden scene, including a white bench, blooming trees, and lush green grass, on pink paper with black background.
Oil pastel painting of a lush green tree and yellow flowering plant next to a white house wall with a closed brown window shutter.
Framed oil pastel painting of a house with a tree and yellow flowers in front, placed on a wooden table.
Framed watercolor painting titled 'Peaceful Corner' depicting a garden with plants and a stone path in front of a house with beige brick exterior and white window frames.
Oil pastel painting of a rustic stone house with wooden stairs, plants, and colorful flowers along a cobblestone pathway.
Oil pastel painting of a stone pathway leading to a white house with steps and a balcony, surrounded by greenery and flowers, titled 'Summer Haze' and framed in wood.
Oil pastel painting of wild mushrooms and green leaves growing in soil.

While some paintings start as personal explorations, others begin with a conversation. These pieces were commissioned, each one created in collaboration with someone who wanted to turn a meaningful place or memory into art.

Commissioned Work

It all begins with an idea.

It’s a different kind of process, but just as heartfelt. Whether it’s a first home, a family cabin, or a gift to mark a big milestone, these works were made to tell someone else’s story—through my hands and my pastels.

Painting of a house surrounded by trees, with a brick walkway in the foreground.
Watercolor painting of a countryside scene with purple and yellow flowers in the foreground, a wooden fence in the middle ground, and a misty, overcast sky in the background.
Watercolor painting of a stone house with a slate roof, surrounded by trees and a small garden, enclosed in a wooden frame.
Framed watercolor painting of a brick house with white window shutters, a front porch, and surrounding greenery, placed on a white window sill next to a black window.