Artist's Statement

My creative process centers on acrylic paintings on canvas with vibrant, unexpected color choices. I create a stark visual contrast that captures simple childlike wonder, as well as careful consideration. I focus heavily on evoking a sense of movement, using color and line to lead the viewer's eyes around the canvas. I balance the high-saturation by juxtaposing cool and warm colors, and using tools like value, directional lines and "light" to create depth. I am fascinated with depicting glowing colors of light and energy, as well as painting what music sounds like to me. My bright, loud, moving paintings establish an active, pulsating rhythm that portrays a visible representation of the invisible energy in my universe. 

The artists who inspire my work the most are Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, and Peter Max. My influences include my connection with nature, my love of music, and Zen circles. I also integrate the psychological and spiritual reflections of my everyday life. For me, painting is a form of active meditation and a way to navigate different dimensions of self and nature. The goal of my work is to ask the viewer to stop for a moment and recognize a bit of something within themselves that is a glimpse of something more.