A painting from a new series of work expresses the gentle nature of songbirds.

Rather than attempt to render the subjects with accurate likenesses, I am interested in using color freely, simplifying shapes to convey the essence of physical forms, and creating compositions to suggest innate behavior.

In the work I paint, scrape, paint, dissolve, sand, and repaint the canvases to create softened worn textures where the imagery is representative of something familiar while hovering between perception and suggestion. It is the intersection of opposites and the spareness of details that I find interesting to approach in these paintings. Animals are my subjects in this new work, inspiring the opportunity for artistic exploration while the painting process and technique offer creative manifestation.