Out in the world, my eyes are drawn to patterns, lines, geometry. I love colliding patterns that I find on city streets - as well as the efficient, yet imperfect patterns in nature (seeds on strawberries, zinnia petals, moving patterns of water currents).

When I set out to make a series of paintings, I have a main point of inspiration - something that has triggered my interest like a symphony, the lines of a particular building or bridge, a concept (like chalk lines). From there, I begin setting the foundation for my paintings by priming wood panels, putting a coat of housepaint on them, and mapping out the painting with pencil. Then, I layer the colors- consciously applying complimentary colors on top of each other so I can sand them down and have blues peeking through oranges and greens coming through reds, etc.