artist's statement

Painting is my way of translating the world around me. The natural world leaves me awestruck every day. The shapes, colors and adaptations that occur surpass my wildest imagination.

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My goal when I paint is to find the elusive essence of a place with the hope of translating that essence visually to others. I have found that when I get to that stripped core, powerful feelings are evoked in the viewing. I am thrilled when I occasionally succeed.

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Over the past four years, I have been working on a series called Earth Interrupted which explores humankind’s interface with the earth. Man as an interrupter of the natural world.

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Our increasing urban imprint through industrial development and urbanization has cascaded the changes in our earth’s environment causing ozone depletion, catastrophic weather changes and a host of unforeseen consequences to man himself.

I feel compelled to understand and capture the changes that are happening right in front of our eyes. As an artist who loves nature, these changes are horrifying while sometimes being visually beautiful. It is this final contradiction that keeps me painting the Earth Interrupted series.