Brick and Stone

On The Cusp (2018-19)

On the Coast is a series which reflects upon a world where society is integrating new technology at an escalating rate. I’m interested in the psychological impact of constant adaptation, using painting to reference moments of transition, the inevitability of change, and the persistence of tradition despite pressure to adapt to evolving values. I’m also very interested in looking at time as a subjective element, identity, and the uncertainty of memories.

Brick and Stone

acrylic on canvas | 59 x 110" (150 x 280 cm), diptych

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Englishwoman in Krakow

oil on canvas | 63 x 83" (160 x 210 cm), diptych

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Evolution (Becoming)

oil on canvas | 59 x 73” (150 x 185 cm)

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A Memory in Hvar

oil and acrylic on canvas | 59 x 83" (150 x 210 cm), diptych

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Persistence of Tradition

oil and acrylic on canvas | 55 x 67" (140 x 170 cm)

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The Winter is Yours, but the Spring will be Ours

oil on linen | 39.5 x 100” (100 x 255 cm), triptych

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Anno Domini

acrylic on linen | 47 x 83” (120 x 210 cm), diptych

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Paradise

acrylic on canvas | 59 x 114" (150 x 290 cm), diptych

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Anonymous

acrylic on canvas | 51 x 73" (130 x 185 cm)

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Smoke Break

oil on canvas | 59 x 47” (150 x 120 cm)

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Location

oil on canvas | 59 x 41.5" (150 x 105 cm)

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Twenty Something

acrylic on canvas | 59 x 47" (150 x 120 cm)

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Rynek 1

oil on canvas | 39.5 x 35.5" (100 x 90 cm)

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Ego, 2018 (based on a photograph by Peter Prato)

Ego (based on a photograph by Peter Prato)

oil on canvas | 39.5 x 45” (100 x 115 cm)

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Force of Nature

oil on canvas | 39.5 x 67” (100 x 170 cm), diptych

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Integration: Irek

oil on canvas | 39.5 x 39.5” (100 x 100 cm)

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On the Cusp

oil on canvas | 67 x 59” (170 x 150 cm)

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Bea

oil on canvas | 59 x 47” (150 x 120 cm), diptych

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Berlin

acrylic on linen | 47 x 106" (120 x 270 cm), triptych

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Westward Flight

acrylic on canvas | 47 x 63" (120 x 160 cm)

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Woman in Front of an Ellsworth Kelly at SFMOMA (Other Guests Removed), 2018

Woman In Front of an Ellsworth Kelly at SFMOMA, Other People Removed

acrylic on linen | 41.5 x 41.5” (105 x 105 cm)

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Lady in the Teal Dress

oil on canvas | 41.5 x 59” (105 x 150 cm)

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Modern Artifact (2015)

Modern Artifact speaks about how we interact with images today by referencing features found in the disconnected snapshots and video clips that surround our lives. I reference the pixilation, motion blur, repetition, distortion, and ambiguity inherent in the images we come across daily by using the medium of paint on canvas. I’m very interested in the power of photography to capture the psychological state of an individual and the way visual cues can suggest a sense of place and mood. By combining realistic painting techniques with distortions in space, surface and style, I’m questioning the viewer’s perception of the basic components of representation.

Modern Artifact: Girl with Red Gloves

oil on canvas | 59 x 83” (150 x 210 cm)

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London 1: Entering The Light

oil on canvas | 59 x 102” (150 x 260 cm), diptych

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London 2: Repeat Encounter

oil on canvas | 59 x 75” (150 x 190 cm)

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Church on the Rock, Fragmented

oil and acrylic on canvas | 47 x 59” (120 x 150 cm)

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Ethics

oil on canvas | 59 x 102” (150 x 260 cm), diptych

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Walking Man

oil and acrylic on canvas | 59 x 67” (150 x 170 cm)

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Passerby

oil on canvas | 47 x 41” (120 x 105 cm)

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Boy and Dog

oil on canvas | 47 x 63” (120 x 160 cm)

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Playground

oil and acrylic on canvas | 47 x 59” (120 x 150 cm)

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Krakow: Girl in the Park

oil on canvas | 59 x 47” (150 x 120 cm)

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Plac Nowy (New Plaza)

oil on canvas | 59 x 83” (150 x 210 cm)

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New Year’s Eve

oil on canvas | 59 x 118” (150 x 300 cm), diptych

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KRK / SFO

oil and acrylic on canvas | 59 x 83” (150 x 210 cm)

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Snapshots from a Train

oil on canvas | 47 x 67” (120 x 170 cm)

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Budapest: J.W. Descending

oil on canvas | 47 x 67” (120 x 170 cm)

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Woman with Black Boots

acrylic on canvas | 59 x 43” (150 x 110 cm)

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London 3: Man Walking from Above

oil on canvas | 59 x 75” (150 x 190 cm)

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Man Searching

oil on canvas | 71 x 47” (180 x 120 cm)

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London 4: Street View

acrylic on canvas | 59 x 67” (150 x 170 cm)

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Velocity (2016-17)

In this series, I refer to moments on the verge of change in which singular moments—such as those captured by a photograph—embody a larger span of time and meaning. My process of composing works and layering paint while retaining the history calls attention to the divergent paths painting and photography have taken in the past century and allows the viewer to access the process. By visualizing the formation of the piece and providing one’s own meaning, the viewer’s engagement is an essential part of each painting and their interaction brings the work to completion.

Digital Memory

acrylic on canvas | 63 x 83” (160 x 210 cm), diptych

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High Line

oil on canvas | 59 x 102” (150 x 260 cm), diptych

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Lexington Avenue

oil on canvas | 59 x 47” (150 x 120 cm)

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Confluence

oil on canvas | 59 x 102” (150 x 260 cm), diptych

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Berkeley Art Museum

oil on canvas | 41 x 37” (105 x 95 cm)

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Park Life

acrylic on canvas | 59 x 51” (150 x 130 cm)

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ID

oil and acrylic on canvas | 59 x 55” (150 x 140 cm)

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Love of Life

oil on linen | 27.5 x 71” (70 x 180 cm), triptych

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American Work Ethic

oil on linen | 27.5 x 71” (70 x 180 cm), triptych

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Integration: Man Seated

oil on canvas | 35.5 x 35.5” (90 x 90 cm)

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Abstraction of Bea

oil on linen | 32 x 28” (80 x 70 cm)

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Adaptation

oil on canvas | 41 x 47” (105 x 120 cm)

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Spring in Krakow

oil on canvas | 41 x 47” (105 x 120 cm)

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Desert: It Almost Slipped Away

oil on canvas | 59 x 94.5” (150 x 240 cm), diptych

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Gallery Show

oil on linen | 41 x 41” (105 x 105 cm)

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Studies (2017)

In these works, subjects, while representational, are partially broken down into horizontal lines, geometric shapes, and pixelated abstraction. I like to let the viewer think about the balance between the real and unreal. Much of what I’m painting has to do with ephemerality, movement, and memory.

The Hurdler

oil on canvas | 23.5 x 19.5” (60 x 50 cm)

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Integration: Woman Seated

oil on canvas | 27.5 x 23.5” (70 x 60 cm)

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Man in a Blue Coat

oil on canvas | 23.5 x 19.5” (60 x 50 cm)

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Study for On the Cusp

oil on canvas | 27.5 x 23.5” (70 x 60 cm)

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Woman in Red Pants

oil on canvas | 23.5 x 19.5” (60 x 50 cm)

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Presidio

oil on canvas | 23.5 x 19.5” (60 x 50 cm)

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Demigod (2014)

These oil on paper works are abstracted portraits based on combined imagery—both photographs and paintings—found on the internet. The act of combining imagery and forming something new is intriguing because, much like the development of memory over time, it involves replacing the original image with a new one.

Demigod 1

oil on archival paper | 17 x 14” (43 x 36 cm)

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Demigod 2

oil on archival paper | 17 x 14” (43 x 36 cm)

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Demigod 3

oil on archival paper | 17 x 14” (43 x 36 cm)

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Racers (2014)

Inspired by the Tour de France, this series focuses on the subject of bicycle racers, reference the medium of video, and address the concept of movement.

Racer Bracketed 1

oil on canvas | 39.5 x 39.5” (100 x 100 cm)

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Competitors

oil and acrylic on canvas | 47 x 39.5” (120 x 100 cm)

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Biker in Golden Gate Park, Repeated

oil on canvas | 39.5 x 47” (100 x 120 cm)

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Racer

oil and acrylic on canvas | 47 x 79” (120 x 200 cm), diptych

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Momentum (2013)

Influenced by photography and the numerous ways images enter our personal space, my work examines how we see the world through the multifarious facets of reality and virtual reality. I use simple geometric patterns together with expressive applications of paint to represent the distortion of digital photography and the lack of clarity our memories provide. By pairing a variety of images together in seemingly incongruous ways and abstracting form in favor of ambiguity, my work attempts to challenge the viewer to create their own narrative.

Movement in the Mission 1: Biker

oil and acrylic on canvas | 48 x 64” (122 x 163 cm)

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Valencia Street

oil and acrylic on canvas | 60 x 48” (152 x 122 cm)

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Carmen

oil on canvas | 54 x 60” (137 x 152 cm)

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American Family

oil on canvas | 60 x 64” (152 x 163 cm)

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The Village 1: Biker

oil on canvas | 48 x 36” (122 x 91 cm)

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Vintage Vacation Memory

oil and acrylic on canvas | 48 x 108” (122 x 274 cm), triptych

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Boy on a Pier

oil on canvas | 60 x 54” (152 x 137 cm)

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Model Repeated

oil on canvas | 48 x 44” (122 x 112 cm)

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Reflection

oil on canvas | 48 x 60” (122 x 152 cm)

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Biker in Black

oil and acrylic on canvas | 60 x 80” (152 x 203 cm), diptych

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Canal Street

oil on canvas | 60 x 48” (152 x 122 cm)

Exhibited at New Museum of Los Gatos, 'Abstracts from Life: Bay Area Figurative Past & Present', 2017

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Biker in White

oil and acrylic on canvas | 60 x 80” (152 x 203 cm), diptych

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Bea and the Bombers

oil on canvas | 60 x 54” (152 x 137 cm)

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Rose

oil on canvas | 60 x 48” (152 x 122 cm)

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In the Sunlight

oil on canvas | 60 x 54” (152 x 137 cm)

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The Shepherd

oil and acrylic on canvas | 40 x 60” (102 x 152 cm)

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Vague Memory 2: The Warehouse

oil on canvas | 48 x 64” (122 x 163 cm)

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Reoccurring Patterns (2012)

These works focus on the figure, not as a representation taken from life, but as an incarnation of the forces of paint. Ambiguity of form and environment shroud narrative in mystery, revealing enough through the veil of paint to evoke empathy on the part of the viewer. As such, the viewer’s perception becomes an integral component of the work.

Three Marlenas

oil on canvas | 68 x 84” (173 x 213 cm), triptych

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The Thinker

oil on canvas | 60 x 44” (152 x 112 cm)

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Ocean Beach

oil on canvas | 48 x 60” (122 x 152 cm)

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Two Boys at the Beach

oil on canvas | 68 x 52” (173 x 132 cm)

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Gosia at the Sea

oil on canvas | 48 x 44” (122 x 112 cm)

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Haifa

oil on canvas | 48 x 40” (122 x 102 cm)

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Maya and the Calf

oil on canvas | 40 x 44” (102 x 112 cm)

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Lakeside (based on a photograph by George Tice)

oil on canvas | 40 x 44” (102 x 112 cm)

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Woman in the Mirror

oil on canvas | 48 x 36” (122 x 91 cm)

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Rachel on Hertzel Street (Miss Jerusalem, 1951)

oil on canvas | 48 x 36” (122 x 91 cm)

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Woman in a Cafe

oil and acrylic on canvas | 48 x 36” (122 x 91 cm)

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Boy at the Marina

oil on canvas | 48 x 36” (122 x 117 cm)

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She Takes Her Time

oil on canvas | 48 x 40” (122 x 102 cm)

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Working Man

oil on canvas | 36 x 50” (91 x 127 cm)

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Movement Study 3

oil on canvas | 18 x 16” (46 x 41 cm)

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Metamorphosis (2010-11)

In this series, I’m interested in aspects of individual and group evolution. Language from both representation and abstraction are used in order to articulate this concept uniquely in each composition. Figures are depicted in ambiguous narratives which offer viewers multiple interpretations deriving from their own state of mind. Expressive applications of paint mirror one’s own sense of the world, which is not static but constantly changing and uncertain. Paint functions both to create the illusion of depth and to break this illusion in favor of surface qualities which suggest movement, strength, and ethereality. My interest in the concept of metamorphosis stems from the transformative changes I’ve observed in others and in myself and the extraordinary coping mechanisms employed by humankind.

Lost in a Dream

oil on canvas | 52 x 104” (132 x 264 cm), diptych

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The Space Between

oil on canvas | 52 x 72” (132 x 183 cm)

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It was a Search for Self

oil on canvas | 60 x 56” (152 x 142 cm)

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Some Memories Never Fade

oil on canvas | 52 x 96” (132 x 244 cm)

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Deux Parisiennes

oil on canvas | 60 x 52” (152 x 132 cm)

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Vast Unknown

oil on canvas | 44 x 72” (112 x 183 cm), diptych

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Two Lovers

oil on canvas | 52 x 76” (132 x 193 cm)

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Transformation

oil on canvas | 52 x 72” (132 x 183 cm)

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Heracles

oil on canvas | 36 x 36” (91 x 91 cm)

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Nietzsche / Frost

oil on canvas | 36 x 34” (91 x 86 cm)

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A Higher End

oil on canvas | 36 x 36” (91 x 91 cm)

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Every Day is a New Day

oil on canvas | 36 x 38” (91 x 97 cm)

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It Was Given

oil on canvas | 36 x 30” (91 x 76 cm)

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The Writer

oil on canvas | 30 x 24” (76 x 61 cm)

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The Awakening (2008)

My intention in this series was to create a space which breaks from reality, constructs a new perspective, and touches upon universal human truths. To abstract from reality is to create a metaphor, one which becomes coherent only after being combined with the viewer’s pre-existing library of symbolic imagery. In this realm of the subconscious, figurative and abstract elements combine with preexisting perceptions and archetypes to evoke sensations beyond that which aesthetics can provide. I’d like to invite the viewer to explore his/her own existence through the imagery depicted in these paintings.

Adolescence

oil on canvas | 60 x 48” (152 x 122 cm)

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Mary Magdalene

oil on canvas | 60 x 48” (152 x 122 cm)

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The Little Chinese Seamstress

oil on canvas | 52 x 60” (132 x 152 cm)

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Desolation

oil on canvas | 52 x 42” (132 x 107 cm)

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Breakthrough

oil on canvas | 38 x 52” (97 x 132 cm), diptych

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Optimism

oil on canvas | 30 x 48” (76 x 122 cm), diptych

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Jordan

oil on canvas | 36 x 36” (91 x 91 cm)

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Waiting on California Street

oil on canvas | 60 x 48” (152 x 122 cm)

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Expression of Jordan

oil on canvas | 24 x 24” (61 x 61 cm)

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This Moment in Time (2009)

My recent work is primarily concerned with space as it relates to the subject and the viewer. By juxtaposing abstract elements with three dimensional representations of space, I aim to create contradictory depth relationships which at once create depth and flatten space. The figure-ground relationships are often interchanging, as elements from the latter shift in front of the former. My artistic sensibilities are informed greatly by my background in psychology, an admiration for the female form, an interest in geometry, and a life-long fascination with modernism.

Vienna

oil on canvas | 52 x 84” (132 x 213 cm)

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Los Angeles

oil on canvas | 52 x 52” (132 x 132 cm)

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Mother and Daughter

oil on canvas | 52 x 60” (132 x 152 cm)

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Dancers in Golden Gate Park I & II

oil on canvas | 60 x 36” (152 x 91 cm) & 60 x 44" (152 x 112 cm)

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A Balcony in Sayulita

oil on canvas | 42 x 56” (107 x 142 cm)

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Transfiguration

oil on canvas | 28 x 22” (71 x 56 cm)

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So Far Away

oil on canvas | 38 x 34” (97 x 86 cm)

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Rodin Studies (2008)

These oil on panel studies focus on bronze works by the French sculptor, Auguste Rodin. I was inspired to create this series while teaching at Stanford University, where I would often visit the Rodin Sculpture Garden at the Cantor Arts Center to draw from the life-size sculptures.

Rodin Study: Prayer

oil on panel | 16 x 12” (41 x 30 cm)

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Rodin Study: Head of Pierre de Wissant, Burgher of Calais 1

oil on panel | 16 x 16” (41 x 41 cm)

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Essence & Material (2005)

Combining oil paint with mixed materials, the subject of this project is the abstracted female form. I intended the viewer to become a part of the creative process, whereby their own emotions and presumptions play a role in the story of the piece. For me, a truly successful work is one in which the meaning changes over the course of time, along with the changing perceptions of the viewer.

Expression of Mia

oil, acrylic, charcoal, sand & archival paper on canvas | 49.5 x 49.5” (126 x 126 cm)

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Running Woman

oil and charcoal on wood construction | 27 x 24” (69 x 61 cm)

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Mother and Child

oil, acrylic, charcoal, sand & archival photographic prints on canvas | 36 x 33.5” (91 x 85 cm)

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Gemini

oil, acrylic, charcoal, sand & archival paper on canvas | 45 x 44” (114 x 112 cm)

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Dance

oil, acrylic, charcoal, sand, archival paper & photographic prints on wood construction | 36 x 72” (91 x 183 cm)

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The Stance

oil, acrylic, charcoal, ink, sand & archival paper on canvas | 26 x 21.5” (66 x 55 cm)

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The Dance of Life

oil, charcoal & archival paper on canvas | 16 x 48” (41 x 122 cm)

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Embrace

oil, acrylic, charcoal, sand & archival paper on canvas | 28 x 23” (71 x 58 cm)

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Krakow: Faith & Fortitude (2006)

This series was inspired by my first travels to Eastern Europe in which symbols are used to build upon existing archetypes. I use the figure as a subject in my paintings, either by breaking representation through expressive brush strokes and exaggerated form, or by utilizing a constructivist approach through abstraction. I find that when everything comes together, the work can achieve a lyrical depth without subsiding into narration or indulging in excessive randomness. Abstraction within these boundaries allows me to be both resourceful and inventive.

Solidarity and Deliverance

oil on canvas | 33.5 x 35.5” (85 x 90 cm)

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Flowering of Fertility

oil on canvas | 33.5 x 31.5” (85 x 80 cm)

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Eva and the Apple

oil on canvas | 35.5 x 35.5” (90 x 90 cm)

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Ascension of Maria

oil on canvas | 35.5 x 33.5” (90 x 85 cm)

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Stranded in Iberia

oil on canvas | 35.5 x 29.5” (90 x 75 cm)

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Within the City Walls

oil on canvas | 23.5 x 23.5” (60 x 60 cm)

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Courtyard Dance

oil on canvas | 23.5 x 23.5” (60 x 60 cm)

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Burden of the Past

oil on canvas | 35.5 x 33.5” (90 x 85 cm)

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Power

oil on canvas | 35.5 x 35.5” (90 x 90 cm)

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Light Through a Window (2007)

The series, Light Through a Window, is a result of my personal fascination with pure aesthetics. By removing figurative elements entirely, I was able to explore the impact of formal elements on human sensation and perception, unadulterated by any literary implications. These non-objective mixed media collage works on wood exclude a subject in search of a truly visceral visual experience, independent of representation.