Laguna College of Art + Design

In these paintings I am attempting to capture the presence of awareness in the

subject as well as the subtle nuances of their internal states as they express through

their outer forms. I want to express a feeling of openness both in the gestural

expressions of the subjects and in the ground and quality of the painting, in hopes of

provoking a similar emotional and somatic response from the viewer. It is my

intention that this openness encourages potential for a heightened awareness of the

innate presence of being. I am using the word being here to describe the most

fundamental level of existence, where everything is seamlessly unified in oneness.

These three core themes: openness, being and oneness are the most essential

expressions, explorations and discoveries of my creative practice.