I paint and draw to address the struggles, emotions, and pain that make up an individual’s human condition, notably, my own. It is a way to express these feelings that cannot and oftentimes, should not be interpreted into spoken language. It can lift the weight off of the mind and soul, placing it onto and into a physical medium.
I am concerned with gesture; the agitated brush strokes and intrusive charcoal marks mimicking the emotion of the subject. There is a tendency I have to overthink and rework areas over and over, but it is suited to the immediacy of the painting and the pace at which I work. I prefer creating large-scale, acrylic on canvas compositions. Acrylic allows me to be more aggressive with my methods without having to consider certain health hazards associated with oil painting.
I want my viewers to observe my work and to feel something from their personal history.
