I am a Florida based pet portrait artist who creates custom, hand painted portraits that capture the personality and spirit of each animal. Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about me and my work.

My love for art, design, and animals has shaped my life for more than twenty years. While my focus today is painting pet portraits, my background is rooted in fine art and architecture, which influences how I approach composition, color, and detail in every piece I create.

I was born in South Florida and spent my teenage years in an equestrian community. During that time, my family temporarily lived at a KOA campground located within a zoo while clearing the land where I live today. Hearing animals daily, especially the monkeys and lions, left a lasting impression and strengthened my connection to the animal world. Even now, living just a few miles away, I can still hear the lions when the wind carries the sound in the right direction.

Given my upbringing, it may come as no surprise that my education followed an unconventional path as well. I attended a magnet school for the arts for grades eight through twelve, where I studied music and played the French horn throughout my time there. In tenth grade, I explored the possibility of switching departments, but was told I was too far behind students who had been formally studying the arts for years.

Several years later, I was accepted to RISD, one of the top art schools in the country, for graduate study. At that point, however, I chose to pursue architecture at a more traditional university, a decision that ultimately shaped the direction of my professional career.

I later earned my Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Lehigh University and my Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. Throughout my career, I have worked with internationally recognized artists and design firms, including James Turrell, Matthew Schreiber, Rockwell Group, Wimberly Interiors, WATG, Tihany Design, Virserius Studio, and Jeffrey Beers. These experiences refined my eye for detail and strengthened my appreciation for thoughtful, intentional design.

During college, I also studied painting under Berrisford Boothe, a professor whose teaching had a lasting influence on both my work and the way I see the world. He taught me how to slow down and truly observe, and his guidance played a meaningful role in my decision to continue painting alongside my architectural career.

Although much of my professional background is in architecture, I believe those years of study and practice led me directly to where I am today. They allow me to bring a unique perspective to my work as a pet portrait artist and to create paintings that feel both personal and enduring.

When I am not painting pet portraits, I work as the president and owner of Florida’s Favorite Home Inspections and volunteer with a local animal sanctuary, Delmar Farm.