A figure is walking close to the viewer in a blue lowly lit room while two figures argue in the background. One figure in the background is entirely in a bright warmly lit room looking down and the other is standing in the doorway. + Enlarge
BLUE 2020 Oil paint on Canvas 64” by 32”
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BLUE detail 01 2020 Oil paint on Canvas
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BLUE detail 02 2020 Oil paint on Canvas
Two figures converse in a warmly lit green room. One of the figures is looking directly at the viewer while the other is speaking to them. Another figure stands hidden behind a doorframe closest to the viewer while listening to their conversation in the d + Enlarge
Cornered 2020 Oil paint on Canvas 54" by 54"
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Cornered detail 01 2020 Oil paint on Canvas
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Cornered, 02 2020 Oil paint on Canvas
From a bird's eye view, there are two figures laying in bed in a warm embrace looking directly at the viewer with expressionless faces. One right side of the painting is mostly a cool blue and the left side is a warm purple with some reds. + Enlarge
Over 2019 Oil paint on panel 36" by 48"
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Over, detail 01 2019 Oil paint on panel
One figure is enjoying playing chess while another viewing is over their shoulder talking with them during a social gathering. In the background, there is another figure standing on a ladder looking and leaning against a window. + Enlarge
Tomfoolery 2019 Oil paint on Canvas 36" by 48"
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Tomfoolery, detail 01 2019 Oil paint on Canvas
Four figures are in a very warmly lit yellow and orange room together but none of them are interacting with each other and all seem disconnected. There is another figure in the front that is leaving the room and entering a dark teal room with her head and + Enlarge
Disconnect 01 2021 Oil paint on Canvas 36" by 36"
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Disconnect 02 2021 Oil paint on Canvas
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Disconnect 03 2021 Oil paint on Canvas
There is a table full of bowls, plates, glasses, and food with two hands reaching to serve themselves food and two hands holding up glasses to a toast. The whole painting is busy and warm using thick brush strokes. + Enlarge
Cheers 2020 Oil paint on Canvas 16" by 12"
A window reflection distorts the perspective of the city landscape that is being reflected and the interior of the building that the window is from. This is during a soft sunset so the colors are pale blues, oranges, and pinks. + Enlarge
Reflect 2020 Oil paint on panel 48" by 36"
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Reflect detail 01 2020 Oil paint on panel
Statement

I am constantly in awe of light. All of my work is fabricated and inspired by the idea that various realms of light can impact the weight and emotions of each space we live in. Using these realms of light, my work illustrates the complex intimate relationships within our domestic spaces rendered as large-scale contemporary realistic oil paintings. The manipulation of light, various color spaces, and the uncanny labor-intensive realism all bring the viewer closer to the painting allowing them to be submerged in the narrative.

My paintings utilize my love of cinema and fascination with the physical separation of interior architecture like windows and doorways in our homes. I manipulate the perspective and lighting of these beautifully mundane spaces to highlight the physical and emotional division felt in American domesticity. These paintings tell ambiguous narratives of miscommunication, silent relationships, disputes, and being stuck in lonely contemplation. Derived from my own social experiences and background, my work pulls on the inherent humanness of these moments in the larger narrative of isolation in these spaces.



Painting (BFA) Students