With her bold use of color and her eye for natural detail, Erica’s work captures the world around us, asking viewers to reconsider even the most apparently ordinary scenes. In particular she enjoys trying to recreate clouds and storms as they move over the landscape. Through her paintings, Erica’s hope is to share the sanctuary that she finds in nature, particularly when contemplating the ever changing skies above. She encourages everyone to look around more often - and especially to look up.

Working from her own reference photos, many taken in the vicinity of her home in the country in Preble County, the tactile nature of her preferred medium of pastels allows Erica to directly interact with the source of inspiration, creating pieces that evoke a sense of wonder and awe at the beauty of the natural world.

She is privileged to be a member of the supportive art community in Dayton and has a studio at the Front Street Art complex. Her award winning art has been exhibited in Richmond, Oxford, Dayton and Cincinnati and can be found at the McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in Oxford, the Henny Penny Corporate Headquarters in Eaton, the Five Rivers Health Center Edmonton Campus in Dayton as well as local private collections throughout the Miami Valley area and beyond.