My paintings explore introspection, anxiety, and connection through a playful bending of space, time, and bodies. I create ambiguous narratives set in claustrophobic residential architecture that feature figures who oscillate between stagnation and acting out. The characters I depict are desperate to break cycles and self-actualize, often sabotaging themselves in the process. Moments of wonder twist with apprehension in scenes that attempt to capture life’s intensity and tenderness.

These situations are born from my fascination with existential dread and the tendency to obsessively turn inward when the world spins out of control. Although I find this deeply human, it is ultimately dysfunctional and slightly humorous. My work examines the pitfalls of this compulsion, as well as the desire to connect with something beyond oneself. This results in the organized compositions, ecstatic with saturated color, rhythmic shapes, and vivid light, evoking feelings that are familiar yet strange and telling stories that are unreal yet true.