Artist Statement

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My work is both an act of devotion to land and life,

and an effort to awaken our sense of connectedness to it.

 

Growing up in the East Bay Area of California in the 80's, 90's and 00's,

I witnessed the rapid change of the landscape around me. 

My calling is to honor the value of these open spaces, or the memory of them.

To take note of their value with my love and attention, to give voice to their presence so that we may we know and learn from the wild and unruly parts of ourselves that are nurtured by them.​

 

My exaltation for Nature takes shape in my pieces through pulsating color and sensuous line quality. I feel that electric vibrancy exists just beneath what the eye sees, and suggests the dramatic wilderness within. The act of connecting to the essence of a place before creating a portrait of it is an important part of my process. I relish arduous hikes into the hills with my equipment and prefer painting on-site to painting from a photo reference for the effect this has on me as a medium for the land.

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In so doing, I hope to advocate for their preservation.

Ten percent of every sale goes to Sogorea Te Land Trust, in support of their mission to rematriate the land; to restore indigenous people to their rightful place in sacred relationship with their ancestral land.

Thank you for visiting.

May the land go with you in your heart!

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