STATEMENT

Beginning with simple marks made with graphite or ink, I explore different systems within which those marks can function. One mark leads to the next, and so on. What is left is an accumulated residue of the time spent within each particular modality. Slowly each system exhausts itself or reaches its inherent structural conclusion. Sometimes this way of working manifests itself in pure non-objective process-oriented drawings, while other times, it becomes more illustrative and psychedelic. My work is always rooted in an exploration of minutia, mark-making, and a deep yearning for the sublime.

Even though my drawings function within guidelines, each piece has distinctive qualities. There is a macro and micro dichotomy—this tension makes the work feel unified. You are given the result and get to reflect on the moments that led to it.

As my work has evolved in the nearly 30 years I’ve seriously pursued art, so have my views. I am more open to mistakes, to changes, and to adaptations than I ever have been before. These shifts in my artistic style, while once something I tried to hide, have now become an asset. From magic realism, to abstraction, to exploration of media, and to embracing my mistakes, I’ve become more comfortable in my skin as an artist and more open to new possibil