The Story of the Series, Moments

The artwork in this series of paintings titled Moments, are inspired by the moments, both small and large, that influenced my life over the past year. Not only does this collection memorialize instances in time, but also shows my growth as an artist, taking a mixed media approach to some of the artistic styles that I have engaged in during my creative journey. I grew up exclusively drawn to creating art by pencil, and didn’t discover my love for painting until I was an adult. I was too intimidated by the idea of experimenting with color to make a composition come together, but once I let loose, I found a love for it. This collection addresses the early stages in my art career where I leaned heavily into integrating collage work with abstract representational paintings as well as plays into my love for drawing. Ink drawing, specifically, was something I started to embrace as a quick sketch practice to capture my experiences when traveling and out in nature. Each mixed media piece takes on an abstract play on emotions and color palettes inspired by places where specific moments took place. When observing each painting in this series, you are getting a snapshot into aspects of my life that make me, me as well as the foundations I have built to create art that I am truly proud enough of to share with an audience such as yourself.

The Story of the Painting, Fabric and Lights

The moment depicted in this painting is a culmination of events that came down to one single photo. When I am not making art, my other favorite pastime is practicing, teaching, and performing aerial arts. This is something that has been important in my life since I was a teenager but at that time I was just practicing and learning the craft. Being given the opportunity to perform as an aerialist led to not only the photo that serves as reference for this piece, but a variety of moments I'll never forget. Aerial to me is beauty, defying odds and testing the limits of the human body, community, and creativity. I created Fabric and Lights to elicit the feeling to viewers of how it feels to be in the air, manipulating the silks to create something beautiful for the audience below.