My work is an excavation into the timeless and universal themes of struggle, labor, identity, health, displacement, grief, survival and liberation that have preoccupied artists for centuries. My initial drawings use rhythms and patterns found in classical compositions and evolve through various experimental processes. Exploring materiality, scale and spatial perspective, I build texture with layers of pencil, charcoal, shellac and acrylic beneath oil paint, alternating transparency and opacity to intensify depth and space. Recently I have been working with a limited palette as a way to focus on form.
