Ultimately my work is the investigation of life and self exploration. Conceptually I create my ideas from the everyday. The people and the things I see daily are typically my biggest source of inspiration. 

The conceptual imagery I draw are snapshots of how my mind works.  One minute I am thinking of the past and the next about the future.  I apply that disjunctive way of thinking by using layered imagery in iconographic ways. I want every viewer to have the chance to get involved in the visual narrative that my artwork is expressing. I feel this is best achieved by including imagery that most people could relate to.

Recently I have become fascinated with the untold story behind people, objects or animals.   Everywhere you look, every item you touch has an underlining story.  I have begun creating my own narrative to these untold stories. For instance I enjoy examining old photographs from not only my family’s lives but anyone’s. I often take ideas from these photographs from the past and create a visual vocabulary from that. It then becomes my way of documenting my response after viewing the imagery and ultimately tells a whole different type of story.

Animals in particular have caught my eye lately, because each one has a distinct personality and emotions given its treatment or social interaction it has had.  Each animal often has its own history.  Is it our friend, companion, enemy, hunter, or simply they next source of protein on our dinner table?   In conclusion these untold stories of animals, people and things become some of the most important imagery behind my work.  This imagery allows the viewers to bring their experiences, and memories to each artwork based off of their individual lives.

Everything around us is ultimately another opportunity to tell another story about life.

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