For over 20 years, painting was the quiet backdrop to my life as a nurse - a passionate hobby I squeezed into the margins of a high-pressure career. But when I was diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), a rare immunological disease, the script flipped. The diagnosis forced me to leave nursing, transforming my lifelong passion of painting into my full-time purpose.

While my physical world became smaller, my creative vision expanded. I stopped painting just to escape and started painting to connect - capturing the spectral vibration of light and the chaotic texture of the wild with a focus I never had time for before. This is no longer just a pastime; it is my voice.