As a third generation artist, I was raised in a home full of creativity. Summers spent in Northern Michigan served to heighten my sense of the sublime natural world. Eventually my awareness of its potential to reveal our truest selves became the cornerstone of my imagery. We instinctively seek solace in the rich, sensory realm of nature. The imagery I create is a visual bridge to this desire for connection and balance.

My work contains several elements: gestural drawing, biomorphic forms and chiaroscuro. In art history terms, I draw upon the language of Abstract Expressionism- mark making and referencing the mythic are some of its typical signifiers. It is my hope that by embracing the alive, intimate and immediate act of painting, I can give the viewer a moment of transience.