ARTIST STATEMENT

My work explores the awkwardness of human interaction. Using mediums such as watercolor, oil paint, and collaged materials, I create scenes that expose the self-consciousness around needing to conform socially.

My work draws from California open-space and my surrounding neighborhood. I start without a plan or goal, just a feeling of inspiration. Opposites emerge naturally. I pair round ameba-like shapes with angular ones, and place hard edges across soft blurred lines. My process is fluid.

I often animate my paintings and drawings with characters of my design—non-gendered "parahumans". Against the abstract background, these hybrid animal-human forms express an inner world, a "bare" emotional state that doesn't identify with social norms.

My intention is to invite the viewer into a multi-layered state of absorption where they experience a connection to the work. That connection ideally creates a reaction, something that heightens their awareness and engagement.