“The aim of art is to represent
not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.”
– Aristotle

Symbolic narrative is a constant throughout my work, primarily painting still-lifes, which employ symbolism through an evolving iconography of everyday objects. I depict items from the ‘American domestic landscape,’ crediting their ability to connect us to spaces and experiences which can be simultaneously personal and universal. My paintings are conscious reflections of relational and societal experience, revisiting most often themes of love, fate, betrayal, frailty, trauma, and the divine.

I am influenced by vanitas painters of all ages and Frida Kahlo, for her honest personal expression. I enjoy portraying the subtle exaggeration of light and its effect on color, aiming to create a surreal realism in my paintings.

“In order to get to something universal
you must be very specific.” 
  – Max Beckman

“The aim of art is to represent
not the outward appearance of things,
but their inward significance.”   – Aristotle

Symbolic narrative is a constant throughout my work, primarily painting still-lifes, which employ symbolism through an evolving iconography of everyday objects. I depict items from the ‘American domestic landscape,’ crediting their ability to connect us to spaces and experiences which can be simultaneously personal and universal. My paintings are conscious reflections of relational and societal experience, revisiting most often themes of love, fate, betrayal, frailty, trauma, and the divine most often. 

I am influenced by vanitas painters of all ages, and Frida Kahlo, for her honest personal expression. I am most engaged with the painting process when portraying the subtle exaggeration of light and its effect on color, aiming to create a surreal realism in my paintings. 

“In order to get to something universal
you must be very specific.”   – Max Beckman