"I have a profound appreciation for the environment, and draw from nature to create poetic subject matter, which I explore as pattern and a meditation on inner spaces. My recent body of watercolors explores botanical subjects through new palettes—exaggerated, filtered, and composed in magnified or cropped views. Rather than landscapes with directional horizons, I focus on upward views of trees, emphasizing the shapes between branches, leaves, and sky. These compositions are non-directional, inviting a more immersive and contemplative experience."