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A Century to Bloom
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24", 2024
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
Angular Light
Acrylic on Panel, 24" x 48", 2023
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
Spectrum of Place
Acrylic on Panel, 48" x 36", 2019-2023
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
Polarity and Parallels
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 72", 2024
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
Belvedere of an Archive
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24" Framed, 2017-2024
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
A Century to Bloom
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24", 2024
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
Angular Light
Acrylic on Panel, 24" x 48", 2023
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
Spectrum of Place
Acrylic on Panel, 48" x 36", 2019-2023
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
Polarity and Parallels
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 72", 2024
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
Belvedere of an Archive
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24" Framed, 2017-2024
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
A Century to Bloom
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24", 2024
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
Angular Light
Acrylic on Panel, 24" x 48", 2023
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
Spectrum of Place
Acrylic on Panel, 48" x 36", 2019-2023
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
Polarity and Parallels
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 72", 2024
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
Belvedere of an Archive
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24" Framed, 2017-2024
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
A Century to Bloom
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24", 2024
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
Angular Light
Acrylic on Panel, 24" x 48", 2023
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
Spectrum of Place
Acrylic on Panel, 48" x 36", 2019-2023
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
Polarity and Parallels
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 72", 2024
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
Belvedere of an Archive
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24" Framed, 2017-2024
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
A Century to Bloom
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24", 2024
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
Angular Light
Acrylic on Panel, 24" x 48", 2023
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
Spectrum of Place
Acrylic on Panel, 48" x 36", 2019-2023
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
Polarity and Parallels
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 72", 2024
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
Belvedere of an Archive
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24" Framed, 2017-2024
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
A Century to Bloom
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24", 2024
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
A Century to Bloom encapsulates my endless fascination with the patterns and systems of the natural world, using the slow yet striking journey of the agave as a mirror to my artistic growth. This work merges familiar landscapes with a surreal atmosphere, where memory and change weave together like the intricate systems of nature. By illustrating the agave, which blooms magnificently after decades, I honor the beauty of gradual evolution—both in nature and within myself. // In A Century to Bloom, the agave gave me a fixed point to work against while everything else in the painting stayed in motion. I built the surface through overlapping rays, drifting diamonds, and shifting atmospheric fields—testing how light behaves when it meets edges pulled from desert geology and outer-space conditions. The agave’s long, quiet timeline shaped my pacing in the studio: each layer added slowly, then disrupted, then rebuilt. What emerged is a landscape that sits between earth and elsewhere, where growth is not obvious until suddenly it is.
Angular Light
Acrylic on Panel, 24" x 48", 2023
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
This artwork, a companion piece to The Spectrum of Place, delves into the playful dynamics of geometry and light. Here, I celebrate the power of angular forms and their ability to refract and reshape light into kaleidoscopic hues. Through this piece, I aim to challenge and expand the viewer’s understanding of spatial relationships, using my canvas as a field where color and form converge in unexpected, joyous compositions. // Angular Light began as a game between me and a set of unruly angles—forms that insisted on bending light into places it didn’t belong. Their sharp pivots scatter color like fragments of an alternate spectrum, each piece catching a different mood of illumination. The surface became a site of negotiation, where light is asked to reroute itself, and space must adapt. Aligned with Afterlight, this work lives in that moment when brightness hits an edge and must choose a new direction, opening a small window into the futures that only appear after the light breaks.
Spectrum of Place
Acrylic on Panel, 48" x 36", 2019-2023
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
"Color is a power which directly influences the soul." – Wassily Kandinsky. The Spectrum of Place began as a live painting in 2019 at Golden Gate Park beneath the Monterey Cypress Trees. As the flagship piece of the Prism Series, I struggled to balance the vivid light colors with the dark spaces. The solution was to explore the shades of gray. This work honors the interplay of bright light and deep darkness, as if the sky and light were chopped into puzzle pieces, scattering mosaics of particles and intricate patterns. The prismatic series explores my early joy in painting: the glazing technique. Emotions are like transparent layers that evolve. This series reflects on layers of connection- intersection and how sheets of sky wrap and wiggle their way into the earth at every horizon.
Polarity and Parallels
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 72", 2024
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
There are many paths and perspectives available in both life and art. This work reflects my intuitive, somewhat chaotic process—a sharp contrast to the smooth, predictable roles society often expects us to fill. Here, thin layers and sudden shifts signify potential paths that emerge from embracing each intuitive whisper or spark of inspiration. While the process may seem chaotic, I thrive precisely in this complexity, finding ways to create order and meaning. This painting challenges expectations and celebrates the potential that unfolds when we listen deeply and act boldly on our instincts.
Belvedere of an Archive
Acrylic on Canvas, 36" x 24" Framed, 2017-2024
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
This painting was started in 2017, then laid dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios while I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos. Fresh out of the MFA grind, I was still recovering from over-research-induced brain fog and wrestling with big questions about how my surroundings shape my reality. When deciding where it would head next, I returned to maps and codes because “when in doubt, I chart it out.” Since 2023, it’s been proudly tied to one of my Social Magic Works, “The Ghost of Dreams Lost.” Curious? Check out the Archive Series Sculptures for the juicy details. // Beginning in 2017, this painting lay dormant in the various nooks and crannies of my studios as I hopscotched my way through post-grad chaos, until it came alive again in 2024. Celestial symbols, drifting pathways, and architectural fragments converge into a speculative observatory where memory, loss, and unfinished knowledge coexist. Within the framework of Afterlight, the piece aligns outer-space aesthetics with the psychological terrain of transition: a meditation on what persists, what burns away, and what becomes legible only at the edge of darkness. The archive is not fixed—but an evolving constellation.
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