ARTIST STATEMENT

 

My representational work delves into a meditative journey through the exploration of boundaries, where I embrace the challenge of combining the surreal with the mundane. My still life's are both formal in their purpose and subjective. Formally, I adopt an aerial perspective when approaching my objects as my paintings transform into visual landscapes of undulating color and shape. Conceptually, I choose objects that relate to one another unfolding a specific narrative before the viewer's eyes. When working with landscapes, I often treat the cloud as a massive undulating fabric where it looms over an often mundane but sublime scene.

 

My approach often calls for working from life but sometimes it's not enough. I approach both my landscapes, still life's and figures in a similar fashion. I work from direct observation and digital imagery, which are both an integral part of my process.  If I am interested in transforming the image formally or coalescing a surreal idea, I will use digital software to weave the images together. However the process begins, in the end these images are used as sketches and serve as inspiration for larger projects.