I paint the way I have learned to live: I do not erase what came before, but I refuse to let it dictate what comes next. My paintings hold evidence of their own becoming—covered marks, returning colors, unexpected shifts, and glimpses of earlier decisions. I leave parts of that history visible because becoming is not about starting over. It is about creating something honest from everything we carry.

Working primarily in acrylic on wood, I build each painting intuitively through layers of color, translucent veils, texture, and partially obscured marks. I begin without a fixed outcome, responding to what emerges and allowing tension and harmony to coexist until the work finds its own equilibrium.

My vision lives in the tension between grief and joy, restraint and wildness, beauty and disruption. I call it “Respectfully Rebellious.” I am not interested in art that explains itself immediately or tells people what to feel. I want someone to pause, look again, and discover something that feels personal to them. My art is where I choose freedom, again and again, without denying the life that taught me why freedom matters.