ARTIST STATEMENT

I work primarily on Yupo and other non absorbent surfaces, where resistance becomes part of the process. The paint pools, separates, stains, and interrupts my control. Instead of correcting it, I respond to it.

Black often anchors my compositions, not as darkness but as depth. It creates a field where color can emerge in restrained flashes. I am interested in the tension between containment and release, between what is held back and what pushes through.

Cropping is essential to my practice. I remove what explains too much. I look for imbalance, compression, and the moment just before collapse. I want the painting to feel alive, slightly unsettled, and unwilling to fully resolve.

There is humor in my work, even when it appears severe. I am drawn to disruption and to the small fractures that reveal something honest beneath the surface.