My oil paintings explore the intersection of memory and landscape, where painterly realism merges with abstraction. Drawing from the Earth’s varied environments, I create complex spatial compositions that evoke the energy, mood, and light of specific ecological settings. Each work is an invitation to connect with place—through color, atmosphere, and organic form.
Having grown up in the rural landscapes of Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas, I developed an early sensitivity to regional differences in light, flora, and terrain. This formative exposure to nature’s diversity continues to inform my practice. Whether depicting a vivid floral focal point or an atmospheric field of color, my paintings reflect both the physical environment and a deeper meditative awareness of our shared ecological system.
My background in chemical engineering shapes my approach to materials and process. I employ layered transparencies and a dynamic range of textures—from fluid to structured, from translucent to opaque—to build visual density and rhythm. Sweeping initial marks create energetic undercurrents that harmonize with more detailed botanical forms, echoing the tension between chaos and order in nature.
Color functions as a conduit for vitality, emotion, and connection. My palette and compositional strategies are influenced by artists such as Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne, Pierre Bonnard, and Robert Kushner—whose work bridges observation and abstraction, structure and spontaneity.
Through this body of work, I aim to express reverence for the Earth’s complexity and beauty. These paintings are not only visual studies of the natural world but also reflections on our place within it—as observers, participants, and stewards.