Statement

My oil paintings of liminal spaces offer a reprieve from the overstimulation of our digital age, a moment of stillness and spaciousness for contemplation. Concentrating on color and form, my simplified compositions depict luminous skies and urban landscapes devoid of landmarks and human figures. In elevating in-between spaces that are normally at the periphery, my paintings shift attention to the possibilities in the commonplace.  

I strive to create paintings that offer a respite. My tiny brushwork encourages one to slow down, be present and linger in the details. As global crises become ever more omnipresent in our increasingly (dis)connected world, the ability to slow down is a gift. In the standstill of the COVID pandemic, I was afforded more space and time to contemplate life’s bittersweet dualities like connection and loss, possibility and uncertainty, beauty and grief. Life speeds onward, but I choose to pause and pay attention. In rendering the patterns, materials and cracks – the subtle details of my surroundings – in oils using painstakingly small brushstrokes, I find grounding and solace.