Before becoming a full-time artist, I was the public relations manager at the Maryland Zoo and the National Aquarium in Baltimore. I’ve held a baby penguins, got into a tank with rays, and help rehab a baby porpoise. In those two jobs I learned the importance of protecting animals and their habitats and that is no doubt a major part of why I paint animals.

“My paintings make people feel happy and often nostalgic. I paint food and animals with foods to bring a little humor into art collections. A culinary crown makes perfect sense!”