“The aim of art is to represent
 not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”
 – Aristotle

Symbolic narrative is a constant throughout my work, primarily painting still-lifes of an evolving iconography of everyday objects. I depict items from the ‘American domestic landscape,’ crediting their ability to connect us to spaces and experiences which can be simultaneously personal and universal. My paintings are conscious reflections of relational and societal experience, revisiting most often themes of connection, fate, vulnerability, loss, hope and the divine. I want my imagery to evoke curiosity and trigger a personal response to time, space or experience for the viewer.

I am influenced by vanitas painters from every period and specifically Frida Kahlo, for her honest personal expression. I enjoy portraying the subtle exaggeration of light and its effect on color, aiming to create a surreal realism in my paintings.

“In order to get to something universal
you must be very specific.” 
  – Max Beckman

“The aim of art is to represent
not the outward appearance of things,
but their inward significance.”   – Aristotle

Symbolic narrative is a constant throughout my work, primarily painting still-lifes of an evolving iconography of everyday objects. I depict items from the ‘American domestic landscape,’ crediting their ability to connect us to spaces and experiences which can be simultaneously personal and universal. My paintings are conscious reflections of relational and societal experience, revisiting most often themes of connection, fate, vulnerability, loss, hope and the divine. I want my imagery to evoke curiosity and trigger a personal response to time, space or experience for the viewer.

I am influenced by vanitas painters from all periods and specifically Frida Kahlo, for her honest personal expression. I am most engaged with the painting process when portraying the subtle exaggeration of light and its effect on color, aiming to create a surreal realism in my paintings. 

“In order to get to something universal
you must be very specific.”   – Max Beckman