You’ve heard this before: “I was born to create art”. All artists were.  Most have known this since childhood. My goal, especially as an adult, has been to tame that primordial spirit that drives me to create, to seduce the canvas into shapes and colors, and to forge my unique signature style in a way no other artist ever has or ever will.

In my work, there is a delicate balance between chaos and order. My painting style is always moving toward a greater state of imbalance, gently going against the grain, but firmly rooted in fundamentals.  I often use texture as a third dimension.  I want my work to not only be a visual experience, but also a tactile one.  I believe that we can see with our hands and feel with our eyes.  Engaging the viewer with multiple sensations creates a deeper, more profound connection.

In my recent works, I sell the promise of rebirth and regeneration. Female figures and butterflies represent elegance and beauty in a modern allegorical style. They are oblivious to the decay and ruin around them. They sit in the foreground, spatially and metaphorically separated from the hazy graffiti-defaced background.

In my abstract works, I explore the pure essence of aesthetics.  At the core of artistic expression, without the influence of shape, form, or context, there is an aesthetic quality that draws the viewer in.  It could be color, texture, or broken patches of paint.  In these pieces, I try to isolate the basic essence of what makes art captivating to an observer.