PORTRAITS

Early work in pencil and charcoal. An attempt to understand human presence by studying faces - public figures, friends, strangers.

At the time, I was learning to observe carefully.

Material Experiments

Experimental work in acrylic, oil, chalk pastels and watercolor.

Landscapes, abstractions, figurative explorations - learning how different materials think, how paint moves, what color can do.

This was about building vocabulary. Trying things. Following curiosity across techniques and subjects.

TEMPORARY ORDER

At a time of transition, I felt the need to put something back together. I began arranging natural materials - acorns, rice, stones - into geometric patterns. Each piece existed only long enough to be photographed before being dismantled.

The practice became a form of containment. A way to hold intense feeling within a structured form before releasing it and starting again.

It taught me patience, presence, and surrender.

RECENT WORK

Recent work in oil pastel. After the temporary arrangements, I needed to make something more immediate, more gestural.

These pieces explore energy - how it moves, how it's contained or released, how vitality returns after withdrawal. Some are chaotic. Some are playful. Some are searching.

The work is still finding its form. That feels appropriate. So am I.