Artist Statement

My work explores the intersection of place and intuition through layered, abstract, and representational paintings rooted in the Mississippi Delta. I am drawn to the landscape’s lines, rhythms, and contrasts, the geometry of crop rows, expansive skies, and fields that shift with the seasons. Beyond its physical beauty, the Delta holds a cultural and emotional depth that reveals itself over time, carrying histories beneath the surface that continue to shape what is seen. This sense of layered meaning informs my work.

Recurring elements such as pathways and water reflect both the landscape and my personal experience. Pathways suggest movement, transformation, and the tension between staying and leaving. Water holds a sense of memory, fluid, shifting, and layered, carrying traces of what has come before while continuing forward.

My process is intuitive. I begin without a plan, guided by feeling, and build through layers, applying, scraping back, and revealing what was once hidden. This act of layering becomes a form of excavation, echoing the land itself where histories are held, buried, and carried forward while also reflecting my own ongoing process of discovery.

While some works depict the Delta directly, my abstract paintings reflect its underlying structures and energy. Color plays a central role, with shades of blue anchoring compositions alongside bold, vibrant hues that evoke both freedom and nostalgia.

In moments of flow, thinking recedes, and the work unfolds naturally, guided by an intuitive sense of knowing. Ultimately, my work is about the discovery of place, of self, and of what exists between the two. I aim to create work that invites curiosity, connection, and a sense of possibility.