Artist Statment

There’s something deeply human about wanting to hold onto something real when so much around us feels shifting or hard to name. For me, painting from observation is more than recording what I see—it’s a way of exploring both the visible and the invisible, what’s in front of me and what’s just beneath the surface. Whether it’s still life, landscape, or portrait, my aim is to find a presence in the subject that opens perception, making space for light, luminosity, and quiet expansiveness to emerge.

The subjects I’m drawn to are often in flux—changing light, overlapping times of day, moments of arrival and departure, the interplay of what’s here and what’s missing. These shifts create a sense of movement in the work, reflecting how our perception is never fixed but constantly adjusting.

When we pause and really notice what draws our attention, time itself can feel different. A moment stretches, deepens, and invites us in. I’m interested in capturing that shift—using painting to create spaces where the familiar and the unexpected meet, offering a moment of stillness that holds clarity, openness, and connection. I’m drawn to moments that feel intimate and ephemeral: the softness of recognition, the ache of dissonance, the echo of something half-remembered.

Rather than fixing a single story, I work in the space where narrative is suggested but left open. Each painting is less an explanation than an invitation—a place where uncertainty, imagination, and connection can quietly unfold.