Throughout the paintings, one can find themes of desperation, the enduring human spirit, and its capacity for redemption. Time and place are unmoored, conjuring a post-industrial society, perhaps depicting another era or universe altogether. My paintings attempt to unearth and understand mysteries and terrors about ourselves. The characters are in ambiguous settings, possibly post-war, ecological disasters, economic collapse, what your imagination can conjure. Common symbols and allegories tie the works together, ranging from bells to divining rods in an almost ritualistic manner that could represent protection or even superstitions in an attempt to sustain life.
What is interesting to me, regardless of setting or circumstance, are the interactions of the characters and how a kind of community exists and supports one another even when things seem to be falling apart. Today, storytelling is more relevant than ever as we have become absorbed in digital worlds, where media has replaced meaningful relationships, detached us from reality, and distorted our perception of empathy. Engaging the paintings is like watching our fate snap back to us like a boomerang. They delve deep into the ambivalent nature of our society. By highlighting the simultaneity of time and experience in our divisive world, these works capture the perils of today's news while also painting unsettling portraits of what may lie ahead. Within each work, a vein of grace pulses, a redemptive potential yearning to be tapped.