Artist Statment

There’s something deeply human about reaching for the tangible in the midst of the uncertain. Painting allows me to dwell in the tension between observation and interpretation—between what is seen and what is felt. My work often begins with quiet, grounded moments: a figure in space, a gesture, a familiar object. But from there, the image opens outward—toward atmosphere, metaphor, and the felt complexity of memory.

Light in my paintings is more than illumination; it becomes a structuring force—revealing and obscuring, shaping presence, and suggesting interior states. Color and composition guide attention while allowing for ambiguity. I’m drawn to moments that feel both intimate and difficult to name: the softness of recognition, the ache of dissonance, the echo of something half-remembered.

Narrative is often suggested but never fixed. Through painting I give form to what’s fluid or fragmentary—not to explain, but to invite: to offer a space where uncertainty, imagination, and connection might quietly unfold.