Reflections, 2021 - Present

In this ongoing series, I explore the multiplicity of perception through the liminal space of window reflections. Using a palette knife to build and fracture oil paint, I construct imagery that mediates the tension between clarity and fragmentation. My work is grounded in direct observation, yet intentionally altered to blur the boundaries between the visible and the concealed, the physical world and the interior self.

Reflection, for me, is a dual process: it is both the physical phenomenon of light bouncing off a surface and the psychological act of deep contemplation. My compositions engage both meanings, using the layered nature of glass to explore how the "face" we present to the world can mask interior depths. Having lived across vastly different landscapes, from the industrial Midwest to the Pacific Northwest, I am keenly aware of how location shapes our optical and psychological perspectives.

By transmuting these fleeting, ephemeral glimpses into the permanence of oil paint, I am able to suspend a moment in time while keeping it open to shifting interpretations. This process deconstructs the visual field, merging memory and immediate experience into a single, complex image. In a culture that demands immediate, digestible content, these works require a "slowness of looking." They invite the viewer to uncover layers of meaning that evolve based on their own lived experience, mirroring the inherent complexity of the human condition.