I am an acrylic painter of large-scale abstracted interior scenes. I have been a Torpedo Factory artist since 2020.  

In an increasingly turbulent world, I choose to create paintings that invoke both feelings of serenity and the vibrancy of daily life.  My abstracted interior scenes and nude figures are simple, relatable, everyday subjects that reflect the intimacy and comfort of home.  I add vibrancy to these simple subjects with texture, pattern, expressive gesture and my color choices.  My abstract underpaintings peek through the final paint layers in varying degrees, imbuing a sense of energy, movement, and depth to otherwise still or quiet subjects. Influenced by the French Nabis, Matisse, as well as Abstract Expressionists, I feel a constant push and pull between the real and the abstract.  The abstract elements compete and contrast with the quiet realism of my central subject, rendering more complex that which is simple.  Henri Matisse purportedly once cautioned: "Never ruin a good painting with the truth."    Embracing this wisdom, I do not concern myself with literalism, focusing instead on fresh application and spontaneous gesture to add new dimensions to the intimate scenes I depict. The "truth" in any of my paintings is limited only by one’s imagination.