About the Artist

I grew up in Ridgeland, a tiny town nestled between Rice Lake and Menomonie, in the northern woods of Wisconsin. I completed my Bachelor’s degree in biomedical science and graduated from UW River Falls in 2022. I have additional minors in animal science and biology, and currently work as a clinical laboratory technologist. My love and appreciation for nature and biology pours from my paintings through the wild scenery but especially the flowers. When I paint these familiar botanicals and scenes I learn about myself in a way- because I let go of my conscious self when I pick up the brush. I pick colors as I go, and I use leaf/petal shapes based merely on what feels right in that moment. I let the bristles dance across the page, with the only boundaries being the edges of the paper. Here I can trust my own judgment, I can tune out the rest of the world, and I can even make mistakes! When I decide the piece is complete and step back, I find fragments of myself staring back at me.