Statement
Artist Statement
For years, I painted in search of a voice that felt true. What I found wasn’t a style so much as a way of listening—to the quiet intelligence of nature and the ways it reflects our own emotional and physical lives. My work has become a language of reverence: for the fragile, powerful relationship between humans and the natural world, a relationship that feels increasingly distant in the modern age.
Beneath the Surface explores the profound but often overlooked connections between human and botanical life. Across three related series—Watercolor Weirdos, vintage-inspired botanicals, and small vegetal studies—I investigate how we mirror the organic world and how it, in turn, mirrors us. The forms of plants and figures intertwine, suggesting that beneath our visible differences lies a shared essence—one rooted in resilience, adaptation, and the will to survive.
Botanical imagery in my work is not just a symbol of growth, but of reciprocity and communication. Each painting becomes a conversation between species, between fragility and strength, between decay and regeneration.
Ultimately, Beneath the Surface is a call to remember our place within the larger living network we belong to. Through these works, I hope to rekindle a sense of reverence—for the natural world, for our shared vulnerability, and for the ways in which we need and support each other.