My work has always felt like ripples of my daily life.
I am often seeking solitude, introspection, independence, and ease as my priorities in both my life and my practice. My work aims to create a narrative approach to storytelling by introducing figures into nature. While nature remains the central subject of these paintings, the figures present are observers, taking in the wide-open spaces, adding a sense of perspective, all while embellishing their surroundings by the simple act of being there.
Personally, and through my art, I gravitate toward long stretches of coastal land featuring winding mountains, forests, beaches, and stretches of vast open water. I try to find the balance between densely marked areas holding bold colors and intense line work, to more subdued gradients. This allows me to create a balance mirroring my welcomed appreciation for simplicity.
My time is spent between many places, and it seems only natural to pay tribute to my experiences living on the Central Coast of California, along the New England Coastline, and throughout Europe. This has fostered an affinity for a life of being both grounded in different cultures, and societies, while remaining unencumbered through my travels. I like to think this has come from a type of kinship and deep appreciation of the man-made within the natural world, harboring the various rhythms that arise from living in different places.
Shows/Exhibitions
2024 Gallery MAR Carmel, “Tales of Summer” Solo Show, Carmel, CA
2022 Gallery MAR Carmel, “A Retrospective Introduction” Solo Show, Carmel, CA
2020 19 Karen Gallery, “Off the Grid” Selected Works, Mermaid Beach, AU
Jayson Pate Design Studio, Mermaid Beach, AU
2019 Post Ranch Inn, Mercantile Show, Big Sur, CA
Visual Culture LA, sponsored by POW WOW Worldwide, Group Exhibition, LA, CA
Trio Carmel, Seascapes, Carmel, CA
19 Karen Gallery, “Off the Grid” Group Show, Mermaid Beach, AU
Sofitel, “Off the Grid” Group Show, Broadbeach Gold Coast, AU
Gallery Nucleus, SALUT! 4 Curated Show, OR
2018 7th Annual Supersonic Invitational, Spoke Art NYC
Post Ranch Inn, Seascape Series, Big Sur, CA
2017 Carl Cherry Center For the Arts, 2 person show, Carmel, CA
Relish Magazine Launch Group Show (Gross Magazine)