My Story
A late blooming artist, my art journey began in earnest in 2020. Frustrated with my painting skills, I resolved to learn how to draw - how to really draw for the first time in my almost 50 years.
Initially I wanted to learn how to draw to improve my painting but when I started drawing with charcoal my aspirations shifted. I enjoyed working with charcoal so much more than any other medium that I resolved to spend as much time with charcoal as possible.
Until early 2025 I used charcoal exclusively but this year my love of painting has been rekindled. I'm currently experimenting with pastels and acrylics while maintaining my drawing practice. I'm working on a series of paintings that I will release here in early Fall 2025.
Why Animals?
I grew up with dogs and cats with horses and ponies and farm animals close by making me a lifelong animal lover. Animals make the best subject matter for me because they are completely unselfconscious - there is no artifice in any animals expression and it is their range of expressions that I love to capture. Charcoal lends itself perfectly to animal art as it brings an expressive warmth to each piece. There is an infinite amount of animals to draw, each lending a unique perspective on life. I draw my animals, your animals and those I encounter in daily life. I find nature in all its forms, animate & inanimate to be endlessly inspiring.
I hope my art and my story encourages others to find their thing and pursue it as enthusiastically as you can. You'll know it when you find it as work no longer feels like work.
My professional background is in marketing and I am extremely fortunate to be on this artistic journey where I share a little of the beauty and joy of the natural world with you.
I am originally from Dublin, Ireland and am the youngest of five children. I live on Boston’s North Shore with my family and of course several pets.
ART Curriculum Vitae