“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.”
My obsession with bright color was born out of the isolation and turbulence of coping with mental illness. Working with a theme of controlled chaos and a riotous neon palette, I simply paint what I need to get through the darkness — a corner of control within the chaos. These opposites are reflected in the dialogue between light and dark, neon cutting sharply through the conversation.
My work explores the space where vibrant delight dances with our inner shadows. Happy colors lurk and unsettle, evoking emotional struggle — a paradox on canvas. In a world growing increasingly fractured and frightening, this tension feels more urgent than ever. Art becomes a place to hold contradictions that have no resolution — beauty alongside dread, joy alongside grief.
Drawn to the unexpected, I use techniques that yield unanticipated results, which I then temper with structural elements to introduce a measure of control. Acrylics, mark-making, and collage build layers and texture, creating a rich outer landscape for the expression of inner life. The work asks: how do we find light when surrounded by so much dark?
