I am an abstract expressionist landscape artist and a member of the Portal Artists Society from Vancouver, BC. I graduated with a Bachelors of  Visual Fine Art from the University of Calgary in 2007 with a focus in painting and printmaking. My practice attempts to express life’s ephemeral moments of natural beauty; flowers in bloom, forests backlit by the sunset, aurora borealis, or the way light dances on the water or reflects off of glass buildings. A major theme in my work is exploring humanity’s relationships with the environment around us; urban lifestyles being fuelled by natural resources leaving less and less untouched nature and the affect this has on the individual. I have a deep connection to the coastal mountains of British Columbia and Vancouver’s vast rain forests, imposing mountains, layered misty tree lines and mountain valleys.

With an emphasis on expression; I focus on bold brush strokes, splatters, colour, and composition to allow the images to develop naturally from a meditative flow state. As a child of the 80s and 90s I am naturally drawn to bright neons and vivid colours, street art, and bold patterns. I explore that enthusiasm with mixed media painting, especially, custom mixed glow in the dark pigments to create works that come to life with extra depth due the way they both emit and reflect light.  Life is a beautiful chaotic mix of perspectives, there is always a plurality to everything, the bright neon colours in my work can represent illumination and manmade destruction  — sunsets or toxic waste. It is my hope that the viewer will stop to ponder what they are seeing, what images are hidden in the abstract forms and make their own personal connections to the work.

Through art, I aim to inspire thought, evoke emotion, and create a space for introspection. Painting has become both a meditative practice and a way to slow down in a world that constantly demands instant gratification.