I always enjoyed painting and drawing, playing with various concepts and color combinations, growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y. I saved all of my designs in a unique notebook that served as my library. I worked as a textile, fashion, and dinnerware designer after attending design school before getting back to my passion for drawing and painting. I create whimsical, vibrant, and contemporary designs. The world around me, travel, and nature all inspire me.

My work is an expression of freedom that reflects my mood. I am happiest creating highly colorful abstract shapes that draw the viewer to my work.

When creating a piece of art I become one with the artwork. I am so drawn into the piece that I don’t notice the world around me putting me into a zone.

My jewelry creations reflect my fascination with human relationships and social issues. Through abstract styles and enameling, I imbue each piece with a unique essence that captures the beauty and complexities of our world. Inspired by the interconnectedness of people, I convey the range of emotions we experience. Mindful of our impact on nature, I use materials that harmonize with the environment. Organic patterns in my work celebrate the diversity of life. Additionally, I explore mental health, drawing from my own experiences with depression and anxiety. Monochromatic brooches symbolize the transformative power of art, offering hope to those in vulnerable states. Ultimately, I strive to create visually stunning and emotionally resonant pieces that foster connections and inspire engagement with social issues.

As a photographer, I am constantly in search of iconic imagery. The craftsmanship and perfection of classic Hollywood cinema have always been an inspiration and goal I seek to achieve in my photography. While enjoying the technology of the present and how that has enhanced photography, I am very drawn to recreate photographs that reference the best of the past. It is my intent that the viewer of the images I create will be taken out of the everyday present to a magical place where at any time they would dream of going. Whether photographing people or nature, I strive to honor the best and beauty of all that I have an opportunity to capture with my camera.

Summer days are the dream moments of the year that are looked forward to in dreary seasons. The beach, pool, lakes, and oceans draw all to embrace the sun and beat the heat. When we think of summer, we embrace all that the warmth of the sun brings.

I choose my subjects without method or conscious decision. I am inspired by fortuitous glimpses of faces and figures, buildings, objects, and natural beauty. I approach these subjects as masses of light and darkness, concerning myself with substance.

My work has been included in juried shows at Westbury Arts Center (3rd place for a portrait of Kamala Harris); Huntington Arts Council; Art League Members Show; Nassau County Art League Members Show; as well as virtual shows in Arizona, California, and elsewhere.

My artwork is very much inspired by visual storytelling. The thing I love most is capturing my subject’s likeness through vitalizing details – both on the surface of the artwork, as well as the narrative behind it.

I often use a mixed media approach combining acrylic and colored pencils. Working this way combines the freedom of laying bold washes with the tight control of drawing. As the piece is built up in many thin layers, I can carefully explore all the details. Quilting these details together as a visual story is where I find my greatest artistic passion.

My fine artwork cannot be tied down or constrained because inspiration and experimentation abound. My unconventional approach allows inspiration and creativity to run free with no boundaries. My work ranges from abstract acrylic using ethereal textures and moods, to Augmented reality artwork using cutting-edge animation and technology, to collages that reunite the lost pieces searching for each other, to resin, to sculptural paintings that bring a 3-dimensional aspect to the flat canvas. There is so much to do, create, and explore, and new ideas are rapidly moving in.

I transform and transcend grief, and aloneness into beauty through art and self-expression.

My work consists of seemingly dichotomous concepts of purity and exotic, the sacred and the forgotten, wild expansion, and the attempt to capture and harness fleeting moments. How can all of these conflicting emotions and ideas co-exist together, yet they do?

Each piece consists of a unique energy signature that is transferred to the viewer. New levels of joy, love, abundance, sensuality, excitement, peace, and ascension will be able to be unlocked and accessed through this art.

After spending many years working in different media, i.e. traditional darkroom photography, oil/acrylic painting, sculpture (welding, wood, etc.), and most often a combination of all these approaches, I was introduced to using the computer as yet another tool to express myself, to share my vision of the world. The discovery of what it offered in the way of new approaches to creating my work, intrigued and excited me. I was afforded the tools that supplanted and/or enhanced other tools that I had been working with, and in altogether new & inspiring ways, the possibilities opened up an unexplored and most challenging world. As art progresses, innovative and exciting tools become available, and, as an artist, I am always curious, always experimenting and embracing different techniques to further my end as an artist, which is my attempt to communicate with the outside world. Attached are recent works that display the many artists that have profoundly influenced the direction of my work = Klee, Miro, Picasso, Pollock, Kandinsky, and the graffiti work I saw on the walls in Manhattan in the 1980s.

In recent years, I have integrated oil pastels into my repertoire to achieve vibrant, intense colors and to explore a range of edge qualities. These can vary from sharply defined lines to soft, blurred edges, all rendered on paper. Whether I am working with oil pastels, paint, or print media, my primary ambition is to communicate through the universal language of art.

What distinguishes my work in oil pastels is its vividness and the dynamic interactions of colors and shapes. The medium allows me to experiment with texture and form in ways that paint or print media alone cannot. This versatility pushes me to constantly evolve my techniques and conceptual frameworks, enriching my artistic output.

The universal language of art is something I hold in high regard. It transcends cultural, linguistic, and geographic boundaries, creating a shared space where individuals from all walks of life can find common ground. My aim is to utilize this universal language to forge deep connections between my art and its viewers, enriching their individual journeys through the infusion of color, emotion, and symbolism.

Art has always been, for me, a means to cultivate a more profound understanding of our shared human experience. This understanding extends to our individual quests for self-awareness, our exploration of the larger cosmic questions, and the occasional ponderings into the supernatural. My art aims to be a mirror reflecting these various facets of existence, giving viewers a moment to pause and reflect on their thoughts, feelings, and dreams.

The role of the viewer is by no means passive in my artistic vision. I cherish the idea that each person who engages with my work brings their own experiences, emotions, and perspectives, thereby completing the creative cycle. My images, simple yet profound, serve as prompts for viewers to ignite their own interpretations and emotional responses. It is this dynamic interaction that I find most fulfilling in the artistic process.

Moreover, the work I produce is a testament to my belief in the power of art to elevate the human spirit. Through meticulous exploration of color theory and symbolic imagery, my objective is to provide a means for viewers to achieve a heightened state of consciousness. I envision my art as a tool for fostering a deeper exploration of self, the universe, and the intangible elements that lie between.

Life itself is my greatest source of inspiration. The intricacies of the creative process and the enduring quest to leave one’s mark on the world fuel my artistic endeavors. My hope is that my art will serve as a beacon for those who come after me, guiding them with insights and reflections that make their own journeys more enlightened and less fraught with obstacles.

In sum, my artistic practice is a holistic engagement with the elements of color, symbolic representation, and spatial dynamics. By seamlessly weaving these components together through painting, oil pastels, and printmaking, I strive to communicate in the universal language of art. Through this language, I aim to build lasting, meaningful connections with my audience, enriching their lives with the rich tapestry of color, emotion, and symbolism that populate our shared world.

Whether it’s the sharp clarity and boldness of oil pastels, the fluid dynamics of paint, or the intricate details achievable through printmaking, every piece I create is a step toward a greater understanding of myself and the world around me. It is my hope that through these works, viewers might also gain a deeper understanding of their own place in the world and find a sense of shared human experiences.

Since forever have women been the subject of great art, but rarely were we allowed to create great art. As I am a female artist in the 21st Century, I look to my female idols for guidance and inspiration even though the current society we live in is trying to convince me that the women I admire, do not matter because they are/were beautiful and successful. My goal as a female artist is to explore this dichotomy between my female heroines’ pop culture images and their true stories. Why do we love to turn women into legends just to tear them down either publicly or privately?

From Marie Antoinette to Miley Cyrus, the women I paint have inspired me either stylistically or spiritually, and while I wish to highlight the candy-colored image pop culture has given them, I am aware of the darkness that lurks behind the fun.

As a Finn, I grew up on satire, dark humor, and happy endings and that is well reflected in my work. At first glance, my cartoonish mixed media paintings may depict my subject’s pop culture image perfectly, which is usually colorful, ditzy, and lacking in substance, but I am actually satirizing our perceptions of my female heroines. We are all guilty of prioritizing a person’s image over the narrative.

I choose to work with acrylics and glitters because their vibrant hues and textures are well suited for creating eye-catching artworks that are unique to me, and perfect for the subject matter. Just like the women I paint, I am an unconventional woman in the eyes of my society and with my art practice I want to invite viewers to look past the glittering images and see the depth and complexity of the women I paint, myself included.