skin \ bones

Trees as both individuals and forests offer delight, wisdom, and even warnings, revealing much if we simply pause and look.  I explore trees as if they were figures, drawing parallels to and better understanding my own humanity and how societal forces have shaped it. 

In the medium I aim to embrace my roots of painting and drawing. While my work tends to be representational, I value the ‘wildness’ in the process, striving to preserve the early gestures. These initial instincts are authentic; they honor our intentions and intuition, which I believe trees help us reconnect with.

The large size of the work is a nod to the larger dialogue of humankind's complicated relationship to nature as well as a personal response to a tree’s audacity to take up space.