Art has always been my way of making sense of the world. Before I knew how to articulate what I felt, I could paint it. Before I could name an emotion, I could capture it on canvas. That instinct—to create rather than explain—has stayed with me through more than 600 paintings.
Much of my work explores my relationship with my partner Jason. These aren't portraits in the traditional sense. They're emotional landscapes—paintings that try to capture what it feels like to build a life with someone. The joy and the struggle. The quiet mornings and the difficult conversations. The way love changes you over time.
"Each canvas is a way of understanding the love that shapes my life."
Process
I work intuitively. A piece usually begins with a feeling or a fragment of memory—not a plan. I let the material guide me, whether I'm working with oils, acrylics, or mixed media. The finished work often surprises me, revealing something I didn't know I needed to say.
Creating over 600 paintings has taught me something essential: art isn't about perfection. It's about showing up. Some paintings fail. Many feel unfinished. But the practice itself—the daily act of putting brush to canvas—is where the meaning lives.
The Marathon Connection
Finishing the NYC Marathon changed my relationship with art. Both require the same discipline: showing up when inspiration is absent, pushing through doubt, trusting that consistency creates meaning. A painting, like a marathon, is completed one stroke at a time.