When I first started painting, art was a way to find peace. My practice was rooted in personal experience and memory. Sometimes happy and sometimes sad. But I’m at a point in my life where those frameworks don’t work for me anymore and I’m ready to move forward. I want to be less focused on the personal, more on the universal. I want to spend less time with nostalgia and more with the positive in the present moment. There’s a lot of good around me!

My paintings have always been connected to landscapes and the natural world. Even in fragmented psychological landscapes, I’ve found a lot of beauty. I want more beauty. I’m also still interested in memory. I still want my paintings to reflect the truth of my life. I’m just not sure what that means yet.

I think of the canvas, and how I’m interacting with it, as a mirror. My spiritual self, my past self, and future selves all add new layers. There’s a lot happening that’s not easy to see. Maybe this blog will be a mirror in that way as well. I’ll probably share what I’m working on, looking at, reading, or thinking about. I hope it will be a way to stay honest and true — to myself, my work, and to you. Thanks for being here!