Self-expression through both visual and performing arts has always played a significant role in my life. When I was younger, growing up in Houston, Texas, my parents always pushed me to utilize my artistic talents. It was not until I started school at Kenyon College that I stopped taking my talent for granted and started enjoying making art.

Through the exploration of what I am visually attracted to, coupled with the interpretation of my own art, I have come to the realization that the world around us is never standing still. Even when there is stillness, there is never a static moment. A seemingly motionless moment is only a brief reference point in the endless development and energy of nature's movement. Through my oil paintings, I attempt to transform the canvas into a surreal environment or atmosphere for which this idea of continuous evolution and activity exists.

Fabric is the reoccurring material used as the central subject matter of my pieces. With a fluid quality that implies a sense of constant movement and metamorphosis, the folds unceasingly suggest something familiar and recognizable, but they never remain still as definite objects. This subject continues its excursion of growth and change through the presence of a viewer, provoking different interpretations from each individual.

My paintings attempt to present a passage of unsuspected reality through the fantastical. The surreal combination of colors and images produce never-seen-before environments and provoke reactions related to subconscious experience, subsequently conveying a sense of familiarity. My work illustrates and exaggerates the constant movement and metamorphoses taking place in the world around us, that our conscious minds often take for granted.