My artwork is figurative and story-based, with an aspiring nod to the genius of Edward Hopper. I focus on a person and their immediate environment. My challenge is to capture small yet significant moments, as I invite the viewer to participate in a private state of contemplation. I want to capture the simple beauty of humans doing human things. A woman is bored at her job, she considers a new life and what that might look like. A young boy practices his piano lessons while daydreaming of Spiderman and what they would do together if they were friends. A man is crushed by regret but the light flooding over his broken frame is filled with forgiveness and love. Never content with just one thing, I bounce between the figurative and the abstract in my journey to express a moment, a feeling of significance, to fix and hold something fleeting and lost. As to medium, I prefer oil paint for its unrivaled range of color and luminosity. Sometimes I pair this with foil for added dimensions of light or plaster for texture.