My work encompasses the reality of a constant inner monologue and transfigures it into a visual format, utilizing blues and muted tones and jewel tones to create a sense of atmosphere that in turn helps evoke heavy emotions and persisting, obsessive thoughts. The mundane reality of objects and views around me, as well as an affinity for depicting them representationally, create a perfect base for exploring with the subtleties of my paint handling or emphasis on certain aspects to bring out my intended emotional themes. Blue monochromatic paintings of still objects in shadow convey a melancholy I could not express otherwise. Likewise, deep hues of reds and greens and ambers create a cozy, warm atmosphere in which my feelings can rest, possibly disturbed by abstract or jarring anomalies in the scene, or left to marinate. 

Creating works that experiment with elements of abstraction has allowed me to communicate the complex realities of being an over-thinker, an over-producer of ideas that cannot be relayed through simple words. Some feelings are simply intangible and far too difficult to express through a direct representation of something already in existence, and this frustration has led me to find new ways to express myself through less rigid aspects of a visual experience, such as relying on shape, color, and movement. I make art that is set to reflect extreme feelings, ideas, and thoughts that hit my being hard and fast; likewise, concepts that are only extreme in their significance to such an ordinary life, like the feeling of looking out of a window into a clear blue sky during a bout of depression.