Statement

Painting for me brings back good memories. My painting reflects different times of my life and the memories associated with them. Growing up in the northwest I found myself spending time outside in nature . The thought of those times defines my life and I find myself comforted when I reflect on them.

I’m also very interested in lines and color. The manipulation of the two can make a painting interesting or just average. I enjoy putting different colors and shapes together. Somehow these two pieces of memories and technique come together to form my paintings.

I have shown in galleries in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, and New York

Select Bibliography

Solo Exhibitions
2007 Linear, Stumptown
2006 Sundown, Local 35
2005 Seven Times Three, Okok Gallery
1999 Sleep, Dream, Divide, Pokerface
1999 Transparent, Hush Gallery
1998 Color, Zatoni Gallery
Group Exhibitions
2007 Wurstminster Dog Show, Wurst Gallery
2007 Move 15 Drawing Show, Cinders Gallery
2006 Seneca, Local 35
2006 Near And Far, Yes
2006 Calling All Cars, Pharmacy
2005 Vans On The Wall, Local 35
2000 Empire, Alberta Arts Gallery
Press
2005 Cool Hunting
2004 Vans “On The Wall”
2000 Willamette week
1999 Willamette week

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