MFA School of Visual Arts, NYC || BA UC Berkeley, CA ::: I allow paint to instruct where to go next, I carve out interesting forms / layers / and colors to create a semi cubist tribal 3D landscape. This landscape achieves balance, through form and color. Content in color / form / expression / paint qualities ::: these take precedence over tightly controlled pre determined technique painting. I choose a lack of control so that each painting reveals something entirely unique and organic produced by each layer. I pursue color contrast and juxtaposition with layering, and I love intersecting form with vibrant color in an expressionistic 3D landscape that produces mystery and sensory texture. I am influenced by Dali, Tapies, Miro, Picasso, Julian Schnabel, Basquiat, among others.

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