ABOUT

Artist Statement

In my paintings, I seek to capture

the beauty in things that are

marginal,abandoned, ruined. To

me, traces of forgotten industries,

such as old buildings,

smokestacks, street signs, and

pre-modern machinery, are

inherently striking and physical,

markers to the overlooked realities of daily life. Drawing from my 15

years as a film scenic/designer, I use stencils and drywall joint

compound on panel to convert photoprints into bas-relief images

that transform mundane industrial elements into unexpected landmarks.

Telephone poles, overpasses, and cell phone towers become singular

icons, simplified by an experimental process that reduces details and

lends a sculptural quality to the work. Applied tones add warmth and

further enhance surface textures, at times echoing the patina of the

object shown.

When taking the initial photographs, I am drawn to man-made structures

in landscapes that possess strong silhouettes and geometric forms.

Seen from a low angle and framed against an empty sky, my central

subjects loom over the viewer, operating more as self-possessed

portraits than built environments. In the end, my work is about

immediacy and reviving a sense of place in the commonplace.