My paintings are many layers of life and death, love and loss.  They are fragments of our human condition, with inevitable discoveries of who I am or who I want to become.  I believe they are also universal stories, for we all have memories, and as time waits for no one we crave reflection. Life is fast and we all need to reflect, be mindful and look and listen. They are pieces in which I see new things with every viewing, offering up hidden layers.  I have lived with some of these paintings for long stretches of time and I encounter different sensations from them as I change and grow, but they are nevertheless always in harmony with beauty. I of course strive for craftsmanship while encouraging immediacy, therefore it is always a push and pull between the two.  I rarely know exactly where I'm going with each piece when I start, but in the end I know when each one is finished.  If it is beautiful, I am happy, for that is what matters most.  It's never work for me, I cannot not paint, and so it is with a natural flow that I descend into my studio to discover rather than to control.  Every piece is different, but the same.  You cannot have life without death, death without life and you cannot have life without art; for art is life.