Artist Statement

As a native Angeleno, I've often felt slightly apart from the mainstream—not quite fitting into the "cool crowd" or the "pretty girls." This sense of being on the periphery, marked by introversion, self-consciousness, and a noisy anxiety, has fueled my artistic expression and deepened my awareness of others and my environment. I've come to realize that I see people and things differently, and I now embrace these feelings as both my muse and the interpretive foundation of my art. Through my creations, I aim to cultivate beauty and inspire dialogue about courage, individuality, and personal expression.

Captivated by the messy, beautiful complexities of being human, my work combines figuration and abstraction to explore the fine line between what we show the world and what we keep tucked away. Lately, I've focused on celebrating women—their courage, strength, and undeniable beauty. Travel has profoundly influenced my art, opening my eyes to diverse landscapes and environments. The colors of bustling cities and the textures of quiet coastlines blend with my figurative and abstract themes, creating a world rich with contrasts and connections.

My aesthetic is driven by an intuitive understanding of balance, form, color, and space. The shapes, lines, and colors I observe in life introduce dynamic tension to my layered canvases. My approach to mark-making and color selection—including the deliberate absence of color—allows me to blur and reimagine elements within the same canvas. I engage with a variety of mediums, including oil, cold wax, acrylic, pigment, graphite, pastel, oil stick, and fabric, drawing inspiration from live models, photographs, film, musical history, and my own memories.

My style of lyrical abstraction pays tribute to the stark dichotomies I've encountered while growing up in Los Angeles and during my travels abroad. Each neighborhood presents a distinct universe, offering a rich tapestry of cultural and visual diversity—from nature to urban concrete and neon lights. Surrounded by mountains, deserts, and seas, and influenced by the allure and surrealism of Hollywood, my work embraces these contradictions through distinctive mark-making, color mixing, and material layering.

In my figurations, I explore the multifaceted nature of female beauty, emphasizing vulnerability, individuality, and courage. Moving beyond traditional representations of cinematic beauty, my art celebrates evolving ideals of what it means to be beautiful as a woman today. My paintings honor the inner strength, turmoil, and triumph of women, serving as testaments to their own narratives.

At its core, my art is about freedom—the freedom to embrace our raw edges, vulnerability, and power. I want my paintings to be spaces where boldness and beauty coexist, where the figurative and abstract collide, challenging viewers to see more, feel more, and think a little deeper. It’s not about perfection, but about celebrating the richness of life in all its imperfect, messy glory. I invite viewers to project their imaginations into these depicted lives and landscapes, weaving their own stories and emotions, and perhaps finding moments of joy and resonance within my work.