In the studio, March, 2022,

Artist Statement

I am drawn to distilling traditional visual elements into shape, line, and form. Inspired by patterns and structures in nature,  I create oil/wax and mixed media works that evoke emotion and memory through a personal visual language.

My process begins with exploration and play. I intuitively build layers of marks, color, texture, and form, allowing spontaneity to guide the work’s evolution. Through additive and subtractive techniques, I excavate and revise, revealing traces of what lies beneath. These layered passages create depth and movement, carrying a quiet luminosity that shifts as light activates the surface.

I seek the moment when composition and surface come into harmony — when the work feels both resolved and alive.

I invite viewers to pause, experience a sense of joy, and discover their own stories within the work, allowing the painting to unfold in ways that feel personal and unexpected.