Artist Statement

Motherhood is the central theme of my work. Through painting and drawing, I explore the sacrifices, tenderness, anxiety, and quiet labor that shape domestic life, as well as my evolving understanding of what it means to exist simultaneously as an artist, a mother, and a wife. My work is deeply personal, rooted in my own lived experience and the daily rhythms of caregiving, making, and maintaining a home.

I work primarily in oil paint, balancing moments of photo realism with more expressive, impressionistic brushwork. Rich, saturated color plays an important role in my paintings, allowing emotional weight and atmosphere to sit alongside careful observation. I often rely on symbolism and metaphor, using familiar domestic objects, gardens, enclosures, and bodily gestures to communicate my perspective on protection, vulnerability, and control.

My children appear frequently in my work, sometimes as subjects and sometimes as collaborators. Their presence reflects both the intimacy of motherhood and the loss of authorship and control that caregiving demands. I am interested in how creativity is learned through proximity and imitation, and how maternal labor is both generative and consuming.

I am deeply drawn to art history and traditional painting practices. Techniques of the Old Masters, including careful composition, attention to light, and disciplined material handling, inform my process and ground my work within a longer lineage of figurative painting. At the same time, my subject matter situates these traditions within contemporary domestic life.

Across my practice, I return to themes of enclosure, protection, and care. These spaces and structures can offer safety while also imposing limits. I hope to continue expanding my exploration of motherhood in all its complexity, from joy and devotion to fear, loss, and resilience. My work does not seek resolution, but instead holds space for the contradictions inherent in loving deeply while navigating an uncertain world.