I make abstract paintings on canvas, panel, and fabric. Physicality and color drive my work. Evidence of my body is revealed in the rawness of my mark making, with loose brushwork, drips, and muscular swipes across the surface. Strange mixtures of artificial and natural colors that can sometimes seem like they would never fit together yet somehow do: weird greens next to extreme yellows on top of grey blues beside earthy oranges, dull purples, bright reds, and dirty whites, are pushed and pulled around my paintings until they come to some sort of balance. I thrive on this dance of intuitive gambles and considered choices, finding ways to take meager materials and make something fresh. I do not start with a specific plan for a painting, but watch it unfold as I go. I am not trying to depict something in particular, although what I've seen must, indeed, inform my vision. I am not trying to tell a story, even though, if I'm lucky, my paintings might provide something to think about. I am not playing an instrument, but there is rhythm and lyricism running through my compositions. I am not interested in painting things that I already know; it is the mystery and revelation of things unknown that thrill me. I make my paintings as non-objective, visual experiences, chances to see something new, again and again.