Desert Solitaire Drawing

It’s thrilling to discover a sprawling root system connecting thoughts that appeared to float like lily pads on the surface of a pond. Some ideas are associated by only a wispy tendril or two; others, entangled by dense dendritic ropes. Yet everything, once revealed as related, seems obviously and necessarily so. My artwork is my way of exploring these connections: the relationships between my physical and mental experiences, how they are often erroneously categorized as separate in kind, and how introspection and attention shows their unity. Through pen and ink I explore and celebrate the relationships between bodies, thoughts, things, language, music, and art. I was born and raised in Houston, Texas, where I went to the High School for Performing and Visual Arts. I got my BA at UT Austin in Linguistics and Philosophy, then came out west to study Developmental Psychology at USC. With an MA under my belt, I decided once again to focus on my art. One of my greatest discoveries has been that dichotomies - science & art; body & brain - are an illusion. This idea permeates my artwork, and today you can find me in LA drawing, playing tennis, tending to plants, or romping around in the great outdoors.