Artist Statement
My paintings are an emotional response to the world as I feel it—not just as I see it. Working in an expressive, impressionistic style, I use bold, painterly strokes to convey the energy that pulses through all living things. Whether it’s the subtle movement of wind through trees or the gaze of an animal that feels like a silent conversation, I paint to translate that unspoken energy into form, color, light, and rhythm.
Nature is my sanctuary and my source. It has been that way since early childhood, when I ran free in the deep forests of Jackson Hole. Wyoming. It was always where I felt safest, unafraid, and most seen. I find divinity in the natural world—its stillness, its chaos, its constant transformation, its steadfastness. When I stand before a wild landscape or lock eyes with an animal, I sense a message, a presence, a story waiting to be told. My work is my way of listening and responding.
Man-made things rarely move me in the same way—except for the weathered beauty of old European buildings, particularly those in Italy, France, and England. Their worn facades and time-stamped textures echo the organic layers of nature that I find so captivating. I also find deep comfort and connection through the worldview of many artists, especially in the works of Theodore Waddell, Deborah Butterfield, Thomas Wood, John Singer Sargent's Venice watercolor paintings, the ink paintings of modern Korean artist Park Dae Sung, and landscapes by UK artist Richard K. Blades.
At the heart of my creative imaginings is a belief that we are all connected—creatures, landscapes, sky, sea, people, and all the stars in the vast universe. I paint not to document or imitate, but to honor the life-force that we share. My goal is not realism, but resonance: for the viewer to feel something stirring beneath the surface, as I do in the act of creation.