Artist Statement
Through Layers of numerous colors and textures I create light. This light represents birth… life… death… peace… compassion… evolution… love… loss… and essentially… TRUTH. These aspects of existence are my reality. Therefore, my work is my truth. It is how I understand the world. By communicating my reality to you I intend to create an experience between you and the canvas, an experience that taps into a stream of consciousness that we, as a society, so frequently neglect.
My intent is to breakup the monotony that so many of us feel in our lives with an escape into a place of true sublimity. I hope that you feel warm, comfortable, and understood while experiencing this light. It is my way of reaching out to make a difference, to put people at ease, and to take them somewhere to find their own truths. Everyone is welcome into this light; everyone is equal; and everyone is encouraged to stay and rejuvenate as long as they need. It is a safe place of reflection and acknowledgement for me and I want to share this with you. It is a state of being aware of yourself in the world and how you relate to the world. It is important to bear in mind that it is not a state of being where bad things are ignored. Instead, it is a place where they are embraced for the reasons they exist. There cannot be light without dark and there cannot be love without loss.
This work is meant to be all encompassing and never ending. It is meant to go deep, search and evolve. As I live on this Earth, on this continent, in this country, state and city, I too try to go deep, search and evolve. I am inspired to do so by these truths I speak of. The overwhelming love I feel from my parents, the peace I feel when I listen to certain music or sit by the ocean, the intense loss I have felt after loosing people I have loved; this is what makes life worth living. These feelings that take you to a state of being where you are completely aware of your own existence and you are reminded that you are a part of the universe. I hope this light brings you to that place of awareness, understanding and transcendence.