When I was growing up I had a lot of nightmares. You know, your basic, run-of-the-mill nightmares- giant hands swooping down from the attic, grabbing me out of bed, and swallowing me whole where I would land in a stomach that was really a graveyard populated by zombies. On these nights when I couldn’t sleep I would sit with my father in the kitchen and draw the monsters from my nightmares. We would stay up for hours and my Dad would help me name these creatures. Once during a late-night doodling session my father leaned over and said, “ You know, If you can create these monsters, then you can also erase them.” So I would draw and erase and after a while the nightmares would come a bit less frequently.
As a grown-up, I am still a voracious painter, illustrator, and doodler. I love making art that is both engaging and supportive. I have been lucky to have shown my work in galleries, streets, and museums in Madrid, Phoenix, Cleveland, Melbourne, Chicago, Seattle, and in my home since 1990 of Portland Oregon.
When not painting I help run On Your Feet a creative consultancy that has been bringing more joy, less fear, and better results to the world’s most innovative companies including Apple, Nike, Disney, and others since 1995.
