Artist Statement

 

My work investigates the existential and emotional identities of humans as small fragments of a larger ecosphere, collectively experiencing an existential climate crisis.  As we contemplate the overwhelming burden of infinite things in nature we do not fully grasp as a human race, we can also delight in its impossible beauty.

 

My primary materials are gouache and watermedia on paper. Works are informed by natural phenomena, mathematical sequences, traditional ornamental patterns, and the Transcendental Art Movement.  I use bold colors to invoke an emotional response, surreal compositions and allover pattern to put the viewer into a light state of transfixation.  

 

Current work is focused on weather, land, and skyscapes to send a message of urgency to observe our relationship with the natural world, as we collectively grieve and celebrate its existence together.