I am a figurative oil painter based in Southern California. I have always been fascinated by the worlds artists create within a painting. In my own work, I am drawn to people and the unique energy each person carries. I am interested not only in what people look like, but in who they are—their individuality, emotion, presence, and the qualities that make them uniquely themselves. Through the eyes, expression, and gesture, I try to capture something of that inner energy and bring it to the surface through paint.

Creating these imagined worlds, and capturing something of the person beyond their physical appearance, is what motivates me to paint