Artist Statement

Art allows me to express what I can only share through the language of imagery. As long as I can remember, I’ve interacted with the world visually and emotionally – observing color, light, and shadows, while sensing tones and moods. By making art, I can convey my experiences and also process my responses to the world.

A memory of colors, an emotion, or a sense of movement often serves as inspiration. Whether I’m painting or making monotypes, I begin with color, shape, and line. I add and remove paint or ink, using palette knives or brayers. As the piece progresses, observing how colors and shapes contrast and echo each other, I continue to develop the composition by adding and removing color. Mark-making with various tools adds emphasis and highlights. Drawing and collage also play a role in my artistic practice, letting me develop ideas in an informal way.

Whatever the medium, each piece feels like choreography or making music as I work intuitively with the space. In the end, each painting or print represents an inner landscape or mood, evoking a sense of place yet allowing the viewer to decide where that place might be.