Flow Beneath the Surface

Layered impressions and organic forms, moving toward what is revealed

I paint from life, but my work is rarely bound to a single moment or image. Over time, I weave together many impressions – both observed and remembered – creating compositions that are part reinvention, part recollection. The result is a layered visual language, where each surface holds traces of what came before.

This layering is more than a technique; it is a way of exploring what lies beneath the surface. I push and pull the materials, painting over drawings, redrawing, sanding, and repainting. I erase, overlay, and reintroduce elements, allowing unexpected relationships – and sometimes ambiguity – to emerge. These processes create depth not only in texture but also in meaning, offering space for the viewer’s own interpretation.

I don’t always know exactly what will be revealed. There is a conversation with the work, a give-and-take in which I seek clarity and definition through drawing and mark-making, sometimes boldly, sometimes with quiet restraint.

To honor the mystery that remains in each piece, I work within a limited palette of rich earth tones and deep jewel hues. These colors reveal the surfaces and marks without distraction, giving form to the story embedded in the paint.

My inspiration is deeply organic. I return again and again to the body – its skin, muscles, bones, viscera, and cells – as well as to the natural forms of the world around me. The rooted strength of trees, their intricate branches and hidden networks of roots, speak to stability and structure. Water, with its fluidity and relentless power, reminds me of the inevitability of change. These motifs, both human and elemental, find their way into my work, carrying with them a sense of presence, resilience, and connection.