About me

My heart guides my decisions—in life and in art. Through paintings, dolls, and stories, I bring memory and imagination together to explore who we are becoming. I hope my work invites connection, compassion, and the courage to imagine a better future—for ourselves and for those who come after us.

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.

View my photography on ViewBug.

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.