My vision of art comprises several inspirations and perspectives to tell stories and elicit emotions. These stories and emotions are central to visually representing what might not be enough with ordinary language or what might need additional layers of context to complete a story. Complexity and powerful are two words that often describe my work.
 

Living in a complicated world populated with multifaceted people, I visualize them through a range of styles that best suit the project at hand. I draw upon Color Field, made popular by Mark Rothko, Symbolism, and Minimalism, to name a few, leaning toward abstraction rather than representational. Mood and context, not specificity, bring power to my works, a power sometimes strong enough to cause a viewer’s eyes to widen. These layers reveal some typical themes including injustice, isolation, poverty, and violence inspired by artists such as Sue Coe, Eva Hesse, Kathe Kollwitz, and Jacob Riis. These are themes that often propel viewers to enter the world of the work and connect to it.
 

I utilize several techniques to present my stories. Of course, I use color, but also use scratch, impasto, and other techniques. In addition, symbols play an important role in my work. Whether they are letters, shapes, numbers, or lines, they form the visual backbone of my work. As I grow as an artist, I hope more techniques emerge, so I can tell stories in more diverse narratives.