Paintings that live in the space between the familiar and the strange.
My work explores the quietly unsettling and the unexpectedly beautiful — faceless figures, watchful animals, and landscapes that feel like they’re holding their breath.
Recent Work
These are the paintings that have been living on my easel lately — some finished, some still finding their way.
Very Good Rabbits
My other work tends toward the strange and the moody. These do not. The Very Good Rabbits are an unapologetic celebration of one of nature’s most agreeable creatures. Every studio needs a little lightness, and mine has bunnies.
Midwestern Gothic
I grew up knowing this light and he way it falls flat across a cornfield in October, the way a storm looks from three counties away. Midwestern Gothic is my love letter to a landscape that doesn’t ask to be romanticized but rewards you when you look closely enough. These watercolors are moody, wide open, and a little haunted.
Everyone and No One
These are portraits of presence — figures fully realized except for the one thing we’re trained to look for first. Without a face to anchor you, something else takes over. You start to feel them instead of read them.
recent blog posts
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Transform Your Creative Space: Spring Cleaning Guide
Honestly, I am writing this as a way to hold myself accountable. Spring is the perfect moment to breathe new life into your creative space. Artists know how quickly a studio can overflow with half-squeezed paint tubes, towers of sketchbooks, and jars brimming with brushes. A thorough spring cleaning transforms your space, clears your mind,…