About me

I work primarily with oil on canvas. I do not begin with form; I begin with feeling. When something touches me deeply, painting becomes my most natural way of communicating with the world.

I never formally studied art or painting, yet creating has always been part of who I am. I believe we were created within a magnificent living artwork and continue existing inside it every day.

Color, movement, and energy guide my process. Sometimes, with my eyes closed, I see moving figures, emotions, and flowing forms that later find their place on my canvases.

Between 2017 and 2018, I created a series of short visual stories inspired by my paintings, combining image, music, and storytelling. Some of these works are now available on my YouTube channel, @anybird_visualartstories.

One of these films, The Refiner, received several recognitions, including the award for Best Pilot at the Scarab Short Film Festival, and was also reviewed by Short Films Matter.

Although I value technology as a tool, I have always preferred authentic and personal human connection over online presence.

Today, I feel ready to speak more openly through my work and through my voice. I am deeply committed to inspiring awareness, compassion, and unity — in whatever way I can — so that together we may help create a better world.

Thank you,

Anybird

Exhibitions (all in or around Austin, TX):

  • Amplify Credit Bank, Burnet Road, May to June 2014: “Tropical Transformation” (oil on canvas, 36″h x 48″w)
  • Hecho En Mexico, Steiner Ranch, August to November 2014: “Mandala” (oil on canvas, 36″h x 48″h), “Female Soul” (oil on canvas, 48″h x 36″w)
  • Cypress Grill, September to October 2014: “Texas” (oil on canvas, 48″h x 48″w)
  • Daugherty Gallery (juried exhibit), November to December 2014: “Peaceful Power” (oil on canvas, 36″h x 48″w)
  • Riverbend Inspirational Gallery (juried exhibit), January to April 2015: “Light” (oil on canvas, 38″h x 47″w)
  • Tour the Talent, Dripping Springs, March 2015: “Peaceful Power” (oil on canvas, 36″h x 48″w), “Because the Sun” (oil on canvas, 36″h x 48″w), “Moon Shadow” (oil on canvas, 36″h x 48″w), “Texas” (oil on canvas, 48″h x 48″w), “After the Rain” (oil on canvas, 36″h x 48″w), “Shamanic Venus” (oil on canvas, 36″h x 48″w)
  • Big Artist Little Artist, Daugherty Gallery, April to May 2017: “Just Purple” (oil on canvas, 36″h x 24″w)
  • Big Artist Exhibition, Mondo Gallery, June 2017: “Shamanic Venus” (oil and clay on canvas, 36″ x 36″)
  • Drama Classes Tutor, contracted by Planting Seeds Tutoring, at Fern Bluff Elementary School and Laurel Mountain E.S. in Round Rock: The children created their own story about the same wood doll, and we made a video about it. It was an incredibly positive experience for all of us.


I have sold, donated, or given away 4 pieces of my work:

  • “Change” (oil on canvas 36″ x 36″): Donated to (and sold at) the fundraiser “100 for $100” for helping artists in Wimberly, TX, after the floods in 2015.
  • “Mandala” (oil on canvas, 36″ x 36″): Donated to Theresa Zelazny (Mobile Arts) for a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s patients in 2015.
  • “Light” (oil on canvas 48″w x 36″h): Donated to Live Oak Unitarian Universalist Church, Cedar Park, TX, in 2016. It is exposed at the main aisle of the church.
  • A Spirit Doll called “The King of the Class”, as the name of the video in 2022, at Laurel Mountain Elementary School Round Rock, Texas.