Tell all the Truth but tell it slant-
-Emily Dickinson
Through the process of filtering and organizing clues from my daily life, I construct images that narrate my quest for an alternate, deeper reality. I think of the canvas as a mirror with the potential to reflect the hidden structures of the mind. I use the language of figuration and abstraction to show varying degrees of actualization and disintegration of forms. This fracturing allows me to show movement and the passage of time. It also allows my images to remain open so that I can transform both the structure and the meaning throughout their development. I do not pre-plan my paintings; I explore them directly on the surface of the canvas. My images expose the interconnectivity and vulnerability of the human experience through depictions of the figure in the landscape, the lovers, and the singular female form.
