Artist Statement

I live in a world that activates the senses, a region where the on/off button is always on. All the sights and limitless vistas, smells, and sounds of the Floridian coast serve as tangible points of inspiration as I seek to dissolve the wall between the outside and inside spaces, between the exterior reality and interiority of the artist’s soul. My subject matter runs the gamut between seascapes, landscapes, florals, and abstracts to evoke the natural elements of my hometown. For me, painting is the medium which most activates the senses to examine memory and association. Through the power of the paint and two-dimensional surface structure, my work digs deep into the human consciousness and its natural tendency toward paradox: the struggle to balance isolation versus connection; stillness versus hyperactivity; vitality versus distress. My unique additive processes submerge the viewer deep into the picture plane. Taking the design principle of rhythm, my work generates a sense of awe and wonder. I maintain strict technical control of the medium especially when using monochromatic gradation as a means to transmit a sense of stillness; my use of flat colors and subtle color modulations transport the viewer into ethereal environments inviting them to a graduated state of contemplation.