About the Artist

Self Portrait

We do not escape into philosophy, psychology, and art -- we go there to restore our shattered selves into whole ones.

Anais Nin

Artist's Statement

My work explores the meeting place of the human psyche, the natural world, and the realm of dreams. Through landscape, figurative and archetypal imagery, I seek to give form to the unseen dimensions of our experience: the longings, intuitions, and ancient connections that shape who we are. Though my paintings are representational, they are meant to reach beyond appearances. I am less interested in depicting the world as it is than I am in revealing something of the world as it is felt, remembered, and imagined.

For me, painting is both a disciplined craft and an act of discovery. Working in layers of oil, I build color, texture, and atmosphere, allowing the images to emerge through a process that is both tangible and mysterious. My process draws upon the intensity and catharsis of art therapy, where images can become a language for what lies beneath conscious thought. Through this combination of careful technique and intuitive exploration, I seek to create paintings that speak to something universal within all of us.

At the heart of my work is a desire to rekindle our connection with the natural world. We are not separate from nature, but expressions of it. Yet in the rhythms of modern life, we can lose touch with this sense of belonging, with our inner lives, with one another, and with the greater web of life that sustains us. I hope my paintings invite a different way of seeing… a way that is slower, more attentive, and more deeply felt.

Above all, I want my work to awaken a sense of recognition and wonder. I want viewers to feel that they belong here, that the world is alive with meaning, and that beneath the surface of ordinary experience lies something profound. If a painting stirs a longing for deeper connection - with the soul, with one another, or with the soul of the natural world - then it has begun to do what I hope art can do: remind us of who we are, where we belong, and what is worth protecting.