I am interested in consciousness, fascinated by all things metaphysical, and intrigued by the notion of thoughts becoming things. My paintings are not “abstractions of something.” They are processed based. They are evolutions of whatever first marks land on the canvas or the page. They are about trusting my heart to lead the way, to show me, to remind me, that there is a force greater than I am that can organize what begins as chaos into a coherent whole, and that whole will connect me to spirit in a way nothing else can. I am learning to get out of my own way, to listen rather than to tell. I want these paintings to feel inevitable, like the rainbows in an oil spill, or the patterns on a fawn’s back. I trust them to carry the heart of the animals and nature spirits that guide me. I want them to serve as portals into another realm.