Painting and drawing, for me, are a form of sacred choreography. As I weave embodied gestures onto a surface, I create portals into the space of possibility.
I glean images from photos of my travels and my daily life, always searching for a certain arrangement of objects in space that ignites what I call the “pure impulse”. This impulse calls me to immerse myself into the embodied spatial experience that is the act of painting.
In this realm I experience all of myself in my raw authenticity, including the irrational, awkward, vulnerable parts.
In representing a face, a landscape, or objects in a room, it is as if I am touching them. When I connect the gaps between things, it feels like I am connecting with myself. This feels special, this feels important– I am changed, because I make.
