I am a multidisciplinary artist, but I work primarily as a painter. In my artwork, I explore how light influences the way we perceive aesthetic experiences of the world around us, specifically as it impacts color. Painting allows me to make distinct color relationships that are influenced by the qualities of light of a certain place or moment. After moving to new locations approximately every three years since the age of twelve, my memories, thoughts, and feelings are influenced by the quality of light and natural surroundings I have experienced in that specific location. I use my work as a way of grounding myself in being in a certain location, playing on the significance of being in a certain place, at a certain time. I especially try to take notice of small moments in time that are often overlooked.
In my current work, I reflect my experiences with the bright light of Hawai’i, and how it interacts with the surrounding nature. Specifically, I have been exploring the art of paper making, playing with its potential as a canvas, as well as its own sculptural form. I most frequently utilize a Nepalese paper making technique to create “pulp paintings.” Using natural fibers, plants, and pigments not only relates back to my subject matter, but it also allows for natural expression of layer-ability of material, texture, movement, and light in each piece. Capturing movement is especially core to my work, as my subjects are either in a constant state of motion, change, or fleeting moment in time. I intermix bright saturated colors with muted quieter colors based on certain times of day, locations, or weather patterns. I consider the Impressionist painters, specifically Berthe Morisot and Claude Monet, to be the artists I draw the most inspiration from in history.
I am a multidisciplinary artist, but I work primarily as a painter. In my artwork, I explore how light influences the way we perceive aesthetic experiences of the world around us, specifically as it impacts color. Painting allows me to make distinct color relationships that are influenced by the qualities of light of a certain place or moment. After moving to new locations approximately every three years since the age of twelve, my memories, thoughts, and feelings are influenced by the quality of light and natural surroundings I have experienced in that specific location. I use my work as a way of grounding myself in being in a certain location, playing on the significance of being in a certain place, at a certain time. I especially try to take notice of small moments in time that are often overlooked.
In my current work, I reflect my experiences with the bright light of Hawai’i, and how it interacts with the surrounding nature. Specifically, I have been exploring the art of paper making, playing with its potential as a canvas, as well as its own sculptural form. I most frequently utilize a Nepalese paper making technique to create “pulp paintings.” Using natural fibers, plants, and pigments not only relates back to my subject matter, but it also allows for natural expression of layer-ability of material, texture, movement, and light in each piece. Capturing movement is especially core to my work, as my subjects are either in a constant state of motion, change, or fleeting moment in time. I intermix bright saturated colors with muted quieter colors based on certain times of day, locations, or weather patterns. I consider the Impressionist painters, specifically Berthe Morisot and Claude Monet, to be the artists I draw the most inspiration from in history.