My work examines layers, transparent and opaque as a metaphor for what is the human condition.  What is hidden is sometimes more revealing than what is seen.  It is this paradox that interests me, the interplay of where we have come from and where we can be found now.  

A recurring theme is the idea of compartments and compartmentalizing our lives, literally and figuratively. My work is informed by society's teachings, how to separate our selves, from our work, our heritage, our family, each other.  We compartmentalize in the face of trauma in order to cope, and in the face of joy to celebrate and hold on to that positive space.  We deal with compartments as we deal with labels, as a way to view this contemporary life.

My method primarily involves the layering and layering of color, then breaking through to discover what is beneath.  Often the result grows organically, however the idea is usually well thought out.  My subjects can be a simple yet complex emotion, a memory, a figure or a landscape.  I strive to achieve a work that is compelling, meditative, insightful and also illicits thought.  I am successful when I can achieve painterly beauty.

Other themes include pacific views, color fields and the color red (usually with gold leaf).

I am most influenced by artists with a brave heart.