Michelle has been an artist most of her life.  Her earlier works were in colored pencil and pastel.  It wasn’t until after she took a detour into corporate life, and was looking to reconnect with her creativity that she began to paint.

Michelle is known for both her sexy figurative paintings and her unforgettable giraffes. Her work has been seen nationally in art shows and publications. And her paintings hang in various collections throughout the United States and Africa.

Michelle’s motto is Never Say Never because she now paints the two things she swore never to paint – animals and people.

Like many creative types, Michelle’s work does not fit into one easy box.  If you come to Michelle’s home studio in Southern California you will probably find either a toddle of giraffes staring at you or a wall of sexy people in various states of undress.

When she’s not painting, Michelle is most likely teaching in Laguna or enjoying the company of other artists at a local studio in Newport Beach.