“My art is about the experience of seeing through my eyes. Whether through direct observation alone, purely imaginative speculations, or a combination of both, I create artworks that invite the viewer to see through my point of view. I am drawn to the medium of oil paint because of the challenge of arranging brushstrokes on a canvas in order to convey an emotion, or to move objects through space. I consider the relationships between shapes in a composition and how they can be used to take the viewer on a journey throughout the piece. Color and value are fundamental elements in my paintings, used to enable the viewer to physically or emotionally feel the presence of atmosphere in my works. That a painting can elicit such a response at all, from a collection of carefully placed material on a flat plane, is why this medium is so powerful to me.”