STATEMENT

I approach my paintings intuitively, drawing out forms and allowing loose narratives to emerge—such as death, family, archetypes, personal technology, ancient symbolism and class, among other things. I work on each piece until it holds personal or conceptual significance to me as the maker. The mood and content may recall a joke, memory, or a book I’ve read. Sometimes I simply become fixated on the image itself, and that takes on meaning of its own.

The image evolves through reflection, beginning with blocks of color and transforming until they resonate with my life or external influences. Many compositions use a loose grid-like structure, reflecting my interests in zines, underground comics and quilt patterns from Alabama, where I grew up.

I blend non-representational elements with varied approaches to the resolution of familiar forms. While I embrace storytelling, I include self-referential moments—textures, non-sequiturs, or layering. These recenter the painting’s materiality and disrupt a purely narrative reading.

The finished works evoke mystery and resist singular interpretation, challenging symbolic or hierarchical expectations. Through this process, my paintings contribute to dialogues about narrative, memory, and identity.