This Story is how breast cancer changed my life.  I am a two time breast cancer survivor I was diagnosed Oct 2011 and have been in remission since Feb. 2014 I first started painting as an art form in Oct 2013. I had never painted anything of meaning before this, although I draw well I never applied it to painting. Didn’t even know I had it in me. (My first exhibit was in Nov. 2013) and hasn’t stopped. I didn’t expect it to be as well received as it is.

My first type of canvas was painting the upper half of the female torso as a healing process from the loss of both breasts and then graduated to a full torso. I’d really never looked at the female body as beautiful. Painting them helped me embrace who I am as a woman, and seeing I’m just asbeautiful now, if not more as I was with breasts.

As of 2019 I have added flat canvas to my creating. Each piece tells a story of where I was when going through cancer, where I have gone, to where I am. My work is a continued reflection on my Journey and how I have grown as a Woman, Survivor and an Artist

“What inspires you to paint, and where did you get the idea for this piece” someone asked. I really had to think because I am not in charge when it comes to creation. My answer is that a canvas, no matter what material is used, is the birthplace of creation. I may walk around for several days before I even apply a dot. Once the dot is there, I turn on my music and let it guide me through the process of creating whatever is in my head. As I paint, my only thought is '“what if” and the rest is magic.