Artist’s Statement

It’s important to me to strike the right balance between realism and expressionism. Reality is an elastic concept. Finding that balance requires varying proportions of straightforward draughtsmanship, emotional and intellectual engagement, and sheer sensuality. I don’t think there’s much point in painstakingly copying or simply reproducing something without engagement or interpretation through the prism of one’s own experience, nor do I see the value of expressing random emotions if you have no grasp of technique.

No matter the subject, my work deals with the the nature of time and with entropy. It seems to me that present, future and past tenses exist simultaneously. I try to observe change, which is the only constant. Simply put, my aim is to paint the coalescence of time and light, telling  a story.