Statement

Although firmly rooted in abstraction, my work makes clear references to the natural world. I spend as much time as I am able near the water: listening, observing, and collecting. My vocabulary of images has been developing over many years and is deeply personal. These forms are the characters in my story, the narrative within each painting and the evolving arch of my studio practice. I celebrate the pure physicality of my materials while also exploring their alchemistic and illusory potential. Subject matter and process are seamlessly interwoven; the evolution of each painting, both technically and conceptually, is the subject. I want my work to be beautiful, but at the same time unsettling; serious, but with a comedic aspect. In each painting I strive to create a world of light and movement, space and joy, that feels at once familiar while hinting at something ethereal and unknown.