Artist Statement

Much of my internal narrative throughout my life has been a battle between the myth that I am not, and the divine truth that by virtue of my existence I am, enough. I paint to work these things out. Like a dream that solves problems while one sleeps, I am not always completely aware of what is being resolved through my work, but I feel the resolution. I share my work, at least in part, because I am an introvert with a desire for connection. The paintings are deeply personal, largely autobiographical records of events, encounters, and feelings I find it difficult to express verbally. They are a way of communicating, albeit in faint utterance at times, with the world and the deepest parts of myself.