My work is nearly exclusively executed from direct observation.  My motivation to transform the things around me into paint stems from the desire to offer something new, something tangible only in the form of a painting.  It is important that these images are constructed with this material, not simply to put emphasis on a subject, but for the discovery and possibilities of the medium used to construct the image.  In the end I want a compelling painting, not through bombastic or shocking means, but through stillness and a somewhat unconventional approach to autobiographical subject matter in still life and interiors.