Brenda describes herself as an intuitive, figurative artist. Painting is her response to the messy middle of our color-filled diverse world.

She starts her paintings by writing blessings, prayers, and intentions on the blank canvas.

Brenda tells the stories that bind us, she is constantly amazed by the way God weaves our lives together in the beauty of our likeness, and in spite of the masks we wear, we are all connected by the same DNA.

Brenda paints hope, joy love, memory, and history. She tells the stories that bind us, the beauty of our likeness. the stories that make our hearts sing with memory and compassion. She has to constantly remember to listen to the spirit of the paint instead of pushing to impose her will. She strives to fill the void that she saw as she was growing into the painter she is today.

Brenda’s art has been described as inspiring, spiritual, encouraging, and emotional. Her art provides a portal that allows us to communicate with each other. Spirit shapes the narrative of the painting. Her part is to listen and speak through the paint, bearing witness to ordinary and extraordinary ancestors on whose shoulders she stands.

Brenda's stories come through the paint and take on a life and direction of their own. She says her main responsibility is to always be on the lookout for the presence of grace and wonder.