Statement

Think of your favorite song.

Does it energize you, bring back memories, make you want to sing, dance, or simply pause for a moment?

For me, it’s all of that.

The first thing I do when I walk into my studio is turn on my little turquoise Bose speaker. My playlists range from Bach to the Black Eyed Peas and just about everything in between. That’s where the work begins.

Music unlocks memory and emotion for me. It brings rhythm, energy, and color into my paintings. It quiets the noise in my head and allows the work to emerge from a more honest and personal place.

I paint with acrylics and often incorporate collage into my work. My education as a sculptor still shapes how I approach a painting. I build, sand, scrape, erase, and rebuild, treating the surface as something to be carved as much as painted. I often start with one of my sketches as a guide, then layer transparent colors to create shape, space, rhythm, and movement. The process is one of constant editing, allowing the painting to find its own direction. 

Recently, I’ve been painting over older works, creating layers of both the past and the present. I love deciding what stays visible and what gets buried beneath the surface.

I’m fascinated by the tension between the old and the new. It can be messy and unexpected, but that’s often where the most interesting things happen. There’s something thrilling about revisiting the past with a different perspective and discovering that even the parts we thought should disappear can add depth, history, and beauty to what comes next

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