ARTIST STATEMENT

My paintings help me churn through endless questions and powerful sensations without the necessity for words, facts, or justifications. For me, painting is a digestion of the world. It’s where my internal experiences merge with my external experiences, it’s where my psyche can move unrestrained, and it’s an attempt to articulate the deepest parts of myself that have not yet formed into language. When I paint, I follow intuitive cravings and then watch the image unfold over time. In this process, I find myself oscillating between abstract instinctual mark-making and meticulous realism. Rushed marks, unpredictable brushstrokes, highly controlled repetitive details, and realistic objects all intermingle with one other. These different approaches create a surreal story where materials that seem to oppose each other in texture and purpose, like clouds and plastic, interact and seek balance. When I let cravings, contrasting techniques, and contradicting textures exist in the same space, I can open myself to the simultaneous existence of multiple truths in order to have a deeper understanding of myself, the people I love, and this Earth. On the canvas, all of my confusions, convictions, and complexities are allowed to exist. As a result, my inner landscape is revealed to me.