I paint real conversations with real people in real time in my remote Adirondack community. In each new work I ask, “How can I tell a story that is impossible to tell?” I am drawn to images that dissolve the boundaries of real life and art, and I think of each painting as a counterforce to the overwhelming sense of invisibility many communities feel when their narratives are taken from them. As this body of work has unfolded, the value in our moments of quiet tension and reflection is real connection.

I use thick, dry, stiffened oil paint mixed with thin skins. The clumps of paint spread across a cradled hardwood substrate allows me endless opportunities to explore the ways these materials touch, influence, and transform. I am interested in the intersections of drawing and painting languages and aim for meaning in each new work to be known through careful attention to both. I want the viewer to feel the fascination and power of noticing the little things.