I had not picked up a brush since high school, but the intention was always there. When I finally did, I realized I wasn’t just picking up where I left off but reconsidering the way I experience everyday life. I now paint because it brings me personal clarity as well as artistic fulfillment.

My work is an ongoing exercise in simplification and problem solving. I admire efficiency and hate waste, in life and in painting. Letting go of expectation has opened many doors, and experimentation has taught me more than precision.

I create art because I genuinely appreciate its place in our history, its craft, and the reverence it demands. I love examining original art up close, its weight, textures, and techniques. While I enjoy the creative process, my ultimate satisfaction lies in the completion of each piece. Life is busy and tough, and laziness and procrastination are attractive and easy. It is the diligence and commitment to finish what I have started that ultimately provides me with satisfaction. I also like the idea that I am creating things that will exist after I do not, and that is oddly comforting.

Visually, I draw inspiration from a wide spectrum: the precision of 15th-century Dutch portraiture, the grotesque vulnerability of Egon Schiele and Amadeo Modigliani, the orchestrated brevity of Piet Mondrian, and the striking presence of J.C. Leyendecker and Basil Gogos. I am equally influenced by underground music and film, and the brutal honesty they portray. These elements guide my pursuit to make something both familiar and slightly haunting, modern images that feel like they’ve always existed.

I typically work in acrylic, gouache, and watercolor on paper, canvas, and board. My style is minimal, direct, and rarely symbolic, yet always personal. I paint what I want to see. Every piece is an attempt to improve, to get closer to the image in my head and to approach life with the same balance I seek in my art.