My work is inspired by natural creation, mainly botanicals. It is the beauty on display that attracts me to the subject, but it is the process of how that beauty is manifest that has fascinated me. From the burying of the seed underground, its breaking and rooting downward, all before the first sign of life sprouts above the surface, there is much to explore behind the visible beauty.

 I seek to reflect this natural process in my work by creating layers throughout each step of its creation. Sometimes, the initial layers are left visible and other times they are covered, but exist nonetheless. I enjoy using mediums to build transparency, masking techniques, and scraping to arrive at a level of texture and depth on the surface. My hope is that the final image of beauty beckons the viewer to lean closer to ponder the process beneath it.

In this collection, Entangled, botanical silhouettes and outlines overlap in abstraction. The compositions carry tension in contrasting value which is balanced with an ease of continuity in shape. These compositions represent the intricacies of our lives, where daily loads are made possible to carry by grace, where peace is not determined by ever–changing circumstances.