About

Based in Los Angeles
Owner of Studio Associate
Represented in the UK by Taymour Grahne

Statement

My work depicts surreal, natural environs in monochromatic color and graphic quality. The spaces, while imagined, reference my personal experiences within and deep longing for the woods of the American Northeast. My influences range from the rural Japanese landscape, the Hudson River School painters, science fiction film posters, spiritualist archetypes, and contemporary surrealist painting. While my work has always investigated the tenuous relationship between humankind and nature, in recent years I have embarked on a deeply self-reflective investigation of the psyche, relationships, erotic desire, and cosmic forces. Natural and internal worlds convene in each painting from places I’ve experienced between living on the east and west coasts, and emotional spaces I find myself in those times. Elements such as uncanny symmetry, unnatural patterns, and reflections that are only partially realistic coexist in each work with the intent of illuminating the simultaneous beauty and mystery of nature. What is considered true and what is not is called into question, ultimately resulting in an investigation of perception.