According to scientists, our first two decades seem to pass as slowly as the rest of our lives, so that our early experiences carry vastly more psychic weight than those of adulthood. If this is true then all the landscapes, memories, and meteor showers I’ve witnessed have left their indelible mark on my work.
My recent body of work traces the paths of ghosts and ethereal figures through West Texas landscapes. The figures in the paintings are in a place of transformation, two-headed beasts splitting and becoming both body and spirit, navigating landscapes I create that exist outside of linear time. They’re meditations on the world within and the push and pull of the universe without. Exploring how memories double the space of your existence.
The paintings are otherworldly and individually expressive, using layers of paint and scavenged materials while speaking to one another through color, texture, and visual vocabulary. Each piece adds to the other’s story and allows the viewer to get lost beneath the surface and immerse themselves in the transformations.
The work focuses on how loss reshapes you, how we reframe the idea of home throughout our lives, and how past trauma can be cultivated into strength and beauty. Our identities shift throughout our lifetimes, but the ghost still lingers.