I am a painter of moments. Through my work, I document the impression of what is current and remembered. By doing so, I emphasize the sacredness of a second, and the idea that all of life is fleeting. This process allows me to authentically replicate the energy and experience of my brief encounter with a moment, and how instants add up to a lifetime.  

 

My paintings consist of recognizable, natural, and figurative everyday scenes. Informal composition, light, and color are key factors in my replications of these moments. I want to understand what it means to really capture an impression, how it relates to the memory and recollection of that moment, and then how to represent it visually. In my paintings I utilize the organic texture of paint, bright colors, and informal scenes to stimulate the experience of a glance. 

 

Artists that inform, encourage, and educate my making process are Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Auguste Renoir, and Edourd Manet. I consider the Impressionist style to be a form of illusive magic. The process of abstract mark making adding up to a clear final product demands the close attention of the viewer. The result is true to life work that invites the viewer to experience pieces of life and fragments of memory in an intimate and timeless way. This creates an environment for one to examine the fleeting and engage with the past. 

 

How many hours are in a moment? And how sacred is a single second? How can existence be captured, despite its fleeting nature, while still maintaining proper reverence for the individual, perfectly constructed second that life exists in? 

 

My work documents glimmers that serve as the impressions of my existence. By putting hours into replicating a single second through paint, I am able to share a collection of the impression of my moments. In doing so, I hope to remind others that they have a collection too.