For her, painting is a deeply personal and soulfully intimate mode of communication. Her artworks offer an alternative means of engaging and forming connections with viewers, with the primary goal of invoking an emotional response that resonates uniquely with each individual, irrespective of whether it aligns with her own emotions. This ability to elicit a personal reaction is a significant measure of success in her eyes. Her artistic journey has been extensive, marked by periods of inactivity, yet her aspiration has consistently been to fulfill her destiny as an artist.

In pursuit of this goal, she enrolled in and graduated magna cum laude from the fine arts program at California State University at Northridge. Her educational journey was enriched by the inspiration she drew from her talented instructors, including Carson Gladson, Dr. Irving Block, and Hans G. Burkhardt, an Abstract Expressionist whose encouragement to transition from realism to abstraction has had a lasting impact on her. Her artistic influences extend to the Expressionists and Impressionists, such as Chagall, Kandinsky, Van Gogh, and notably, her favorite, the Colorist Helen Frankenthaler.

Five years post-graduation, the challenges of being a starving artist led her to leave the fine art world. She ventured into the business sector for some time and eventually pursued a graduate degree in psychology, motivated by a desire to assist others and a covert aspiration to channel the vast array of life experiences and emotional encounters faced as a psychologist into her art.

Decades later, she brings over thirty years of psychological expertise to her canvases. The process of painting is a profound joy for her, allowing her to meditatively express her inner feelings, thoughts, and experiences. She practices being 'in the moment,' approaching her canvas without any preconceived notions, and painting based on her recent experiences. The dynamics of her strokes and the movement on the canvas, aimed at capturing energy and light, are crucial elements of her work. Her approach is an articulation of the 'collective unconscious'—a force that demands its moment of expression. Her primary tools in this artistic endeavor are canvas, oil-based pastels, and water-based oils.