My paintings investigate the uncomfortable transitory spaces of today’s cities. I am fascinated by the empty lots, the cheerfully grungy and absurd street corners and back allies. These lonely, in-between spaces reflect our alienation from nature, and our frequent isolation from each other. There is still beauty there, but also the heavy footprint of a culture that has evolved into a throw-away society, obsessed with convenience and comfort.
The paintings are composites, sourced from my archive of images and memories. I begin my process by taking pictures with my phone. I search for places that are a bit unsettling in a way I can’t quite pin down. Then I modify, simplify and collage this source material, first on the computer then in paint, to create an image that transforms my disjointed impressions into a study of presence and absence, of absurdity, beauty and anxiety, of perception and memory.