Artist Statement

I think of my creations as speculative. Allowing the viewer to move into a space of speculation. I use a lot of bright colors to tell a story and rely on beauty, the people in my life, nature and the colors around me to create stories. My paintings bring life to a room, they bring character.
My father painted a bit, on and off when he was younger. He has a great eye for art and is an avid art collector. I think that's where this started off as a hobby, something I did in my free time, but soon enough I began to spend more and more time painting. It became a part of me, I found it very relaxing and almost therapeutic. Being in a room filled with paints allowed me to shut out the rest of the world. I forget all the worries of daily life as I delve into this magical world of colors.

I usually don't have a specific subject in mind when I begin painting. Sometimes a day at the beach with girlfriends will inspire me to come home and start drawing, whereas other times, I just stare at a blank canvas and start with a specific color until it turns into something that appeals to me. My work is very abstract, very modern. I don't like to explain my paintings but rather like viewers to decipher their own meaning from them.