Artist's Statement

In the last few years, my work has taken a sharp turn toward the political - not because I set out to make “political art,” but because I couldn’t not respond to current events. Like many, I’ve felt shaken by the chaos, cruelty, and absurdity of our national discourse. Painting has become a way to process that turmoil - a form of protest, reflection, and resilience.

Some of these pieces are big and loud - distressed flags stained by disorder, humans living in uncertain tumult, and a massive buffalo facing into the wind - because that’s what buffalo do in a storm, which feels like a kind of wisdom.

I still work the way I always have—starting loose, following instinct, moving from ink and pencils to oil sticks and paint. I often use my hands as much as brushes. I’m drawn to physicality, to layering, to letting the materials speak. Found objects sometimes find their way in. The process is part meditation, part discovery, and part reckoning.

 At its core, my work is about how we see, live together, and survive, without trashing one another or the planet. Whether the subject is climate, politics, or personal truth, I hope this work invites feeling, thought, and maybe even courage.