About

I’ve seen many places, but none of them have hit me quite like Istanbul. The pattern and design of the city went straight to my core. I felt indescribably connected to 1700 years of un-worried art making as I looked up in the Hagia Sophia to see centuries old hand painted imperfect patterns in a structure of such monumental spiritual importance and changing history. It was a reminder of what I love about making paintings. And so this body of work for me is a return to a pure and playful time of art making when there was freedom to push materials and experiment without boundaries, rules, or …