I am interested in the creative purity that comes from thoughtlessness; this space of clarity can only emerge when the mind quietly retreats into stillness. I begin each painting in this space, with no preconceived notion or goal set in mind for a final product. It is as if the paintbrush—guided by my subconscious—dips itself into specific colors and selects where and how to smear each stroke of paint.

After this initial phase where the first layer is applied, I proceed in a more thoughtful, methodical manner. I observe the composition until I identify a pattern or story. I like to work in disparate layers and juxtapose contrasting forms and colors. I am interested in the principle of duality and the way opposing elements come together to create wholeness.

I explore the play of light and dark, overlap the form with the formless, and dab on patterns that are both muted and psychedelic. As a result, my paintings aesthetically reside in abstraction and often, only bear a slight reference to the recognizable world. My hope is for the viewer to glide into a place that is at once familiar and eerily unfamiliar.