About the Artist

There’s always more to something than meets the eye, and that’s exactly the thing that I focus on bringing to attention with my signature style of the reflective lines, what I fondly refer to as “veins”. The veins quite literally highlight the connection of the subject to itself or within it’s environment, and the reflective quality of the veins are meant to give the audience pause as they take a moment to move with the piece. My motivation as an artist is to call to attention how the forces within and around us impact both our own health and everything in our environment. Therefore, each work that I create is a reminder to us on some level. Sometimes, when we can’t see the light in our life, maybe all we need is a little shift, just like interacting with my work.

Most of my work features conveying the lessons I’ve learned while working with horses, as I’ve found them to be some of the most reliable and consistent teachers. Because my focus is to create an embodiment of a reminder, I rarely use references when creating a horse piece, often drawing from my own mind and working with the draft until the movement and proportions deliver the feeling I’m looking for. After the basic drafting is brought into the metaphorical arena, I experiment with colors that support the emotion of the work, and much like working with horses, the piece will move into something different than what I may have anticipated at first. I am adamant about my process maintaining this discovery phase, as it allows for new possibilities for myself as an artist. After all, my work is focused on connection, action, and reflection, and these aspects are included in every part of my process.

The action often requires additional courage, as you may relate. When creating a piece, the veins are the final layer added and this is a bit nerve-wracking because they aren’t planned out before being added to the piece, nor are they easy to remove. The ink solidifies the essence of flow, capturing both my own and the subject’s state in its illuminating shimmer.

 

“My art encourages, serves as visual reminders of our strength, determination, connection and vulnerability and the powerful lessons that can be found within our reflection.”