My work is rooted in exploration — a conversation between observation and intuition. Whether through paint or photography, I am drawn to light, reflection, color, and the quiet details that shape a moment. All pieces begin in play, some are inspired by a photograph, while others emerge purely from instinct. Together, they reflect an ongoing curiosity about how we see, feel, and experience the world around us.
I approach the canvas without a fixed plan, allowing the process to unfold as an exploration of color, texture, tools, and intuition. Painting becomes a kind of escape — a space where curiosity leads and expectation falls away. Sometimes the suggestion of a subject quietly emerges from the layers. Other times, the work remains purely non-representational — an abstract expression of a feeling, a memory, or a fleeting inner landscape.
In my abstract work, intuition fully takes the lead. Without a representational subject to anchor the painting, I rely on instinct, allowing color relationships, composition, and design to guide each decision. Cohesion emerges through balance and contrast, movement and pause. These pieces are less about depicting something seen and more about expressing something felt — an atmosphere, an energy, a quiet internal rhythm.
Photography is another enduring passion of mine. At times, one of my original photographs becomes the starting point for a series of paintings. The image informs the work, capturing the shifting light and subtle mood of a single moment in time. From there, paint allows me to reinterpret that moment — not as a replica, but as a translation shaped by memory, emotion, and gesture.
Photography has taught me how to truly see. It has heightened my awareness of the quiet details that might otherwise go unnoticed — shifting light, subtle reflections, fleeting compositions underfoot. During my walks on Long Beach Island, I created a series titled Watch Your Step, capturing reflections in street puddles — the island offering no shortage of them. A second series, Dockside, explored the mirrored forms of boats and rigging along the docks, where water transforms the ordinary into something fluid and abstract. This way of seeing naturally carries into my painting, informing my sensitivity to light, mood, and composition.
