Studio Journal
The Studio Journal documents the evolution of my work as an artist.
Sometimes a painting begins with a simple observation: a flower blooming in winter, fallen fruit glowing against dark grass, fog rolling across the land. These entries follow the ideas that grow from those moments and the paintings that emerge from them.
When Your Work Becomes Your Identity
A vacation should have helped me relax. Instead it reminded me how deeply painting has become part of my identity, and why time away from the studio can feel strangely unsettling.
Art Addiction
After painting a piece about alcohol addiction, I realized the most important addiction in my life might be the one I’ve never painted.
I’ll Always Be an Artist
A reflection on creativity, work, and the realization that no matter what job I’ve had, I’ve always been an artist.
Back in Motion
Two weeks of twelve-hour days on a rice farm left me feeling strangely disconnected from my life and my art. What started as a temporary job became an unexpected lesson in attention, momentum, and learning to stop forcing things.