A Brush With Death
"Grief is the price we pay for love."
Informed by a career in the funeral profession, making art is a way for me to process. My drawings and paintings explore themes of memento mori and funerary customs, documenting rituals (past and present) that provide a collective framework for grief. Translating death rites into artwork is also my way of reflecting on challenging taboos to foster a more honest public dialogue in hopes of normalizing acceptance of death as an essential part of life.
Participation
2025- Carbon County Art Guild - Inspired by Song + Art in the Beartooth's Silent Auction + Quick Draw + Labor Day Art Fair + Member Show + Mystery Artist Show.
2025- Montana Shakespeare in the Parks - Commemorative Art
2025- Roosevelt Center Red Lodge, MT Group Show
2024- Carbon County Art Guild Exhibitions: "Inspired by Song" + "Art in the Beartooth's Silent Auction" + Member Show + Community Show
2023- Wyoming Game and Fish Collectible Conservation Stamp Art Show - Cheyenne, WY
2023- BAM - Bozeman Art Museum - Plein Air Quick Draw
2023- Plein Air Fest - National Museum of Wildlife Art Jackson, WY
2022 - SAGE Gallery 12th Annual National Juried Show Sheridan, WY https://www.artinsheridan.com/juried12
2022- Plein Air Fest - National Museum of Wildlife Art (Jackson, WY) https://www.wildlifeart.org/events/plein-air-fest-etc
Community Outreach
2017-2018 Sunday Painter www.sundaypainter.org - Established, organized and led 45+ indoor/outdoor drawing and painting workshops. Great Falls, Montana http://www.sundaypainter.org/
Press & Publications
2025- Montana Shakespeare in the Park Event Program "Meet the Artist" Contest Winner Profile & Artwork sold at MSIP merchandise stands during live Shakespeare events.
2023- Exhibition Catalog "Birds of the Rocky Mountain Region" The Brinton Museum - Sheridan, WY
2018- Great Falls Tribune Montana Public Radio 89.9FM KRTV KFBB-TV KULR-8 ABC-FOX MONTANA Powell Tribune KTVQ KXLH KGPR
2022- Video Blog Interview - Yellowstone National Park : https://thatparkplace.com/putting-around-the-usa-waterfall-at-grand-canyon-of-yellowstone-a-video-interview/
2022- Powell Tribune - Powell, WY Cover Story "A Brush with Death" - April 21,2022
2022- County10.com 6 Local Artists Featured in Wyoming Governor’s Capitol Art Exhibition - Wyoming Arts Council - Wyoming Arts Alliance
2018- KRTV NEWS - Broadcast News Story - Sunday, 1-28-2018 Montana