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Artist Statement 

“The drawings displayed here belong to an ongoing body of work that generally explores the concept of moving.  Unbeknown to the viewer is whether or not occupants of these interior spaces are packing or unpacking; coming or going.  Everyone has that unpacked box of books collecting dust on the top shelf of our bedroom closet.  Will it ever reach its destination; will it ever be unpacked?”

Artist Statement 

"Although my paintings are most easily categorized as landscapes, I think of them as contemplative spaces in which to experience dualities and polarities within human nature, the natural world and the practice of painting. For instance; growth and decay, the illusion of depth and flatness, the “truth” of photography and the “fiction” of painting, the differences between our ideals and our actions. 

Artist Statement 

"The conventional ballpoint pen is currently my preferred choice of medium. I use it to draw the human figure because it forces me to be spontaneous. In an attempt to synchronize my pen strokes with the pose of the model, I start out quickly and lightly, creating loose, gestural forms on paper. After establishing the desired pose, I begin the meditative process of slowly building my marks to fully record the curves and to sculpt the form. It is also important to capture the personality of the model. 

Artist Statement 

"I am interested in the visual and communicative potential of objects that are cast off, discarded, and over-looked.  Inherent to still life is an engagement with the mundane and domestic, as well as the notion of an arrested visual experience.  These subjects, their intrinsic intimacy, and working from life are rich with pictorial and conceptual possibilities.    

Artist Statement 

"I am fascinated by nature, and it has always inspired my artworks. Some of my lines, compositions, and even stories are derived from nature's curves, forms, and magnificent colors and combinations. 

The visible form of nature is not the only thing that inspires me. I am even more inspired and fascinated by the growth in nature and how the random elements start from the smallest particles and grow in billions of billions to shape a flawless composition as if every single particle knew from the beginning where it exactly belonged.

Artist Statement 

"The Summer series is a collection of drawings based around stream of consciousness prompts, an exercise in speed and recreating traditional style mark making in a digital format. Average drawing in the series was drawn in a 30 minute to hour span."