In my work, I explore issues of identity and personal history. I investigate the interconnected webs of relationships that link us with one another and the world around us. 

My art is marked by curiosity and the desire for knowledge. Creating representational art is an investigative process that combines an examination of the physical world with elements of imagination, narrative, and spontaneity. My work strikes a balance between the traditional techniques of representational art and the possibilities offered by expressive mark-making and rich, nuanced color. 

I am interested in how we construct, understand, and express our many layers of identity, especially gender and sexuality, mental health, the body, family dynamics, and memory. I am fascinated by the visual records of an individual’s life—the intimate stories told by letters and journals, photo albums and family trees. More broadly, I am interested in the ways we make sense of our place in the world through mythology and storytelling, natural history and science.

Working from life is a cornerstone of my art practice, offering an opportunity to explore the most basic foundation of identity—the body. I am interested in what our bodies and faces both reveal and conceal about who we are. I am equally interested in exploring the idiosyncratic features that make each of us unique and the shared features that connect us to the rest of humanity.