Artist Statement

I have an unhealthy urge to paint honesty. That moment when your mind begins to drift, revealing what it truely wants. You have only a few moments of this, so I try to make the most of the time. They contain ideas, characters, and stories, all roaming around in a world free of time, location, and agendas. I pull them out, and find a home for them on the canvas. This needs to be done quickly. Eventually I realize I'm daydreaming, and the conscience barges in and meddles with the world.

Matching the subject matter, I've been working on ways to paint honestly: brushstokes that do not try to hide in the canvas, but stand proud for who they are. The challenge is getting them to work together but keep their identity. Their cooperation create forms: faces, trees, dogs, clouds. Their individuality makes the forms interesting.