Artist Statement

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My oil paintings trace the shifting contours of inner life. Through figurative, symbolic forms, I explore the emotional and psychic depths of perception, the self, and inner experience. My practice is grounded in sensitivity, not only as a personal trait, but as a way of seeing and engaging with the unseen.

Through painting, I trace the edges of consciousness, the shifting sense of self, and the resonance of psychological and mystical experience. Themes of transformation, self-integration, and inner voice recur throughout my work, shaped by a desire to live with openness and complexity.

Though personal, the work is not confessional. I aim to give form to internal states through metaphor, gesture, and a symbolic vocabulary. My visual language evolves in response to the emotional and conceptual needs of each body of work.

My studio practice is slow and ritualistic. I work in layers of oil, building depth through time and accumulation. The physical act of painting, its quiet rhythm and attentive discovery, mirrors the psychological exploration that underlies the work. I treat each painting as a site of listening and reflection.

For me, painting is both an act of contemplation and synthesis: a space for presence, the translation of experience, and embodied insight.

Since 2022, my work has been included in several juried exhibitions, including at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art.