My work is an exploration of the fleeting, atmospheric shifts in the natural world.  Rooted in the tradition of modern impressionism.  I seek to capture the transient qualities of light, weather, and season.  Rather than strictly rendering a scene, I focus on the emotional energy and sensory experience of the landscape.

The rigorous, collaborative environment of The Art Students League of New York has been fundamental to this journey. Working alongside peers in an ongoing cycle of critique and observational study, the League provides an environment where I can continuously take risks, refine my structural discipline, and push the boundaries of my mark-making.

My creative process begins with a picture I take as a reference photo of a scene captured in a specific time and place. However, once my brush touches the surface, the photograph recedes into the background. From that point on, the painting becomes an active conversation between myself and the canvas or the paper.  I react intuitively to how the paint flows, how the colors, shapes, and movement interact, and what the evolving piece demands. This dialog allows the artwork to develop its own organic life and mood.

To explore this conversation, I paint with two distinct yet complementary mediums: oil and gouache.  In my oil paintings I embrace texture, depth, and luminosity.  Using deliberate brushwork and layered impasto,  I build physical surfaces that mimic the organic texture of the earth and nature, translating light through my own interpretation and emotion.

My gouache paintings offer an intimate counterpoint.  Working with gouache allows me to engage in a swifter, more direct dialogue.  My technique treats gouache like oil paint, building impasto-style layers to create tactile texture. By mimicking the heavy application of oil, I push gouache beyond its traditional flat look to create dynamic texture. These are not preparatory sketches, but fully realized standalone windows into nature’s quiet corners.

Whether working with the rich texture of oil or the immediate brilliance of gouache, my goal remains the same: to suspend a passing moment in time and invite the viewer into the changing atmosphere of a living piece of art.