Jogging Path, Corrugated Pipe, Baking Lesson Painting

“The aesthetic of my work is born of the industrial and household materials I am using, and the playful and often nonsensical manner in which I have approached them. Initially, marks are made on found and purchased wood and other materials. Some of the marks are purely non-objective: derived only from some ambiguous, territorial, primal instinct. Yet some of the marks become more illustrative: descriptions of things I’ve experienced recently. Either way, what’s most important to me is the character of the marks, not what they are depicting. Sometimes realism is a means to that end. Throughout the entire process, the idea of play is naturally important to me: “what is the most fun thing I could do/make right this second?” Eventually, I begin to synthesize disparate ideas and drawings, and this is where the magic truly happens. This is where the painting begins to become something I could not have possibly conceived any other way. Using this semi-assemblage process to connect ideas allows me to make works that are simultaneously spontaneous, and within my control. I know a painting is finished when all of the parts feel harmonious and balanced. Just like the rest of my process, this decision is based entirely on intuition. My purpose is to spark a curiosity and excitement in the viewer – that they might feel a glimpse of what I felt making the work. I ask questions and present new possibilities, leaving the viewer with a trace of familiarity, but less information than is needed for a concrete conclusion.”