I use a technique I call geometrical painting, in which the viewer sees my oil paintings and watercolors through a lens of random rectangles or a square grid. This stylistic approach is inspired by mosaics and stained glass windows. This is a mode I arrived at simply because I love this way of portraying subjects. Other influences include the rectilinear abstraction of Piet Mondrian, the repeated images of Andy Warhol, and the hard-edge paintings of people like Josef Albers, Ellsworth Kelly, and Frank Stella. Painting in this orderly fashion is a natural extension of my systematic, methodical personality.

I portray subject matter that I am passionate about, which is also subject matter that isn’t played out. I love musical instruments, maps of certain places, and historical figures. My art practice is driven by my curiosity about all the humanities. Most recently I’ve been combining imagery of poets such as Langston Hughes and Emily Dickinson with maps of relevant places for these figures. Another project combines the form of my flute with maps of impoverished countries that have active orchestras despite economic hardships. I have fun with color relationships by creating a nuanced pallet using variations on the standard sets of color. I want my finished paintings to feel like the result of an adventure.