Water, nature, and fish inform my compositions.

Nature inspires my work. I draw from the quiet structures and bold gestures of the natural world: the repeating rhythm of a pine cone, the layered strata of a cliff face, the way light moves through leaves. These elements shape my choices in composition, texture, and color. I translate organic forms into intentional marks—simplifying, emphasizing, and sometimes abstracting—to evoke the feeling of place rather than reproduce it.

My process begins with observation. I spend time outdoors noticing patterns of growth, erosion, and seasonal change. Back in the studio, I experiment with materials that echo natural processes—pigments that stain like soil, washes that flow like water, textures built by scraping and layering. Constraints found in nature guide decisions: where to let a surface remain raw, where to refine, where to allow chance to alter a plan.

Fish and water bring movement and flow into the work. The fluid gestures of fish, the way schools shift and respond to currents, inform rhythmic mark-making and layered translucency. Water’s capacity to carry, dissolve, and reveal becomes a metaphor for layering—how memory and place accumulate and wash over one another.

The goal is not literal representation but resonance. I aim to create work that carries the presence of nature—its scale, its quiet energy, its interplay of fragility and persistence—so viewers can feel connected, reflective, and attuned to the world around them.