The short story about me:

I love color and details and secrets and stories and everything about the creative process, especially the challenge and the hard work, which means there is absolutely NO artificial intelligence included. I am proud to be a member of a centuries long tradition of creating traditional art with my own two hands and unique brain! 😆 In addition to painting animals and designing books, I love to rollerskate, hula hoop, read, write, look at academic paintings in person and spend time with my husband and cats.

There are hidden secrets, wonders and joys of the world right under our noses every day. I enjoy creating art that celebrates the things that are often overlooked and taken for granted. When is the last time you really looked at the sky or the sprightly little rabbit in your yard? What does that dog of yours dream about? I think everyone needs to slow down and pay more attention to what's going on around them. With a little creative license, I aim to show you a magical way of looking at ordinary things. 

Some detailed info about me:

In prior years, my specialty was designing and illustrating album covers for a wide variety of recording artists across a wide spectrum of music genres. My client list included Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Glen Phillips, Peter Tork, 88.5 WXPN and Austin Music. I have also done freelance work on games, books, toys, and textiles for clients including Wizards of the Coast, HitPoint Press, McGraw Hill, and Running Press Books. Currently, I spend most of my time creating personal works for gallery shows throughout the U.S. and worldwide, and I spend part of my time designing books for Bookbaby in every genre and style that comes across my desk.

My original artwork has exhibited at Haven Gallery, Long Island, NY; Abend Gallery, Denver CO; Nucleus Portland Gallery, Portland OR; Outré Gallery, Australia; Quirky Fox Gallery, New Zealand; WOWxWOW Gallery Online; IX Gallery Online; Canton Museum of Art, OH; Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Society of Illustrators, NYC; The Franklin Institute Science Museum,Philadelphia, PA; and the Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA. I have two installed exhibits of my art at the Delta Sky Lounges in LaGuardia and JFK airports. My work has been published in Beautiful Bizarre magazine, Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Vol. 22, Vol. 24 & 25) and in Infected by Art Vols. 3 - 12). I have lalso icensed my original works for a variety of products including greeting cards, puzzles, cross stitch patterns and textiles.

I live with my illustrator husband, Matt Stewart and cats Gwendolyn and Cecily in southern New Jersey where at certain spot between trees, you can catch a glimpse of the beautiful Philadelphia skyline in the distance.

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