One of my greatest inspirations comes from nature. I love painting landscapes - both real and imagined - to bring small pockets of the outside world into my home. Looking at images of trees, skies, fields of flowers, mountains, etc. bring me a sense of happiness and peace very similarly to how being out in nature feels. As I paint these, I focus on portraying the feeling of being inside of the landscape to the viewer as well as painting with bright contrasting colors to emphasize the vibrancy I see in the world.

Sharing these pieces with other people help me to communicate the beauty I find around me and also to highlight its importance. We are part of the natural world, and we can’t exist without the air, water, and food that it provides for us. Some of my conceptual pieces like Lady Earth detail this relationship on a more analytical level and show not only its importance, but also how our actions are impacting our environment as well.