My paintings are inspired by my desire to learn to be present in the moment and paint from an instinctive internal source rather than from external references. I paint in an intuitive, improvisational way where the composition and surface dictate how to proceed. Abstraction is used in my work to inspire meanings and feelings unique to the individual viewing my work. When an image is abstract, the viewer has the freedom to decide what they are seeing by creating it in their imagination. Forms emerge from the surfaces of my paintings that seem to echo celestial bodies, deep seascapes, Baroque ceilings, or the fiery mouth of a volcano.

 Abstraction is my voice.  Painting in this manner has made me comfortable with uncertainty and feels a bit like painting without a net. I build the paintings up in layers and look for shapes and forms that surprise me as they emerge through the painting process. When I have a strong structure, I fine tune the details by allowing the painting to tell me how to proceed. The underlying layers still visible in the finished paintings are a map of my process, and I hope they will allow the viewer to be drawn in and visually experience some of the thrill of the moments of creation.

My work has been shown nationally and internationally, and most recently in Islamabad, Pakistan and Kyoto Japan.

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