My painting practice is an ongoing collection of images that closely mirrors my life experiences. These personal reflections are captured with varying degrees of proximity and relevance and are brought to the surface from a distance. Collaged and cropped—techniques that our generation is particularly familiar with—these images are highly specific, mirroring the precision of memory and reflecting its fragmentary nature.

I am attracted to painting as a medium for its ability to single out a subject from its existing context for interpretation and dissection. Ranging from religious icons to household items, my subjects are often drawn out of their environment to engage with other works in the series and form a collective narrative. Through my process, I want to explore the role of a painter as an eager observer.