About ME

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For me, the essence of making art does not lie in the initial vision nor in the finished work, but rather in everything that unfolds between those two moments.

I rarely begin with a clear image in mind. Instead, I carry a kind of visual memory — combinations of color, textured surfaces, abstract forms, and figurative fragments gathered from life, from other artists’ work, from photographs, and from everyday experience.

I almost never know where a painting will lead. Each work becomes a journey of unexpected discoveries. A chance visual moment catches my attention, and I follow it. When it no longer holds my curiosity, I let it go and allow something else to emerge.

My focus is always on the act of making itself — how textures are built, how different materials respond to one another, and how they can be shaped into something that invites not only the eye, but also a sense of touch. 

I work with oil paints, inks, and pastels, alongside

metal leaf, paper, fabric, and found objects. Whatever story or emotion you discover in the finished work — whether figurative or abstract — is valid and welcome. More than once, what others have seen in my paintings has changed the way I see them myself, and for that I am deeply grateful.

Showing my work in my home reminds me that these paintings are meant to be lived with. Many have found homes of their own over the years, though none were created on commission. Whenever someone chooses to live with one of my works, I feel a quiet sense of gratitude. It means that a process which began as something deeply personal continues its life in someone else’s daily world.

I do not paint to sell. Yet when a painting finds a new home, it is a meaningful continuation of the journey that began in the studio.