Eat it.

References to mind-set, color combinations, and the unusual point of view not often remembered- that’s what I like to take in during a day. Eventually my crazy notepads full of these notes click with an emotional pull and a piece unfolds. There is always a deeper story woven into my work's essence if you take the time to look.

When seen, I'd like viewers to be able to see deeper than the image. I want the colors to feel, the characters to speak, and the background to recede into their softened senses. Rocks are, after all, much more than rocks- they are geological wonders that have taken years and years to form and unfold from the earth’s belly. I strive for this communication always, and above all else, I want my story to be complete.

I'm very interested in the interaction of styles and competing areas of interest. I like to see people figure things out. It’s a story that with, but a glance, I can start to relate to the viewer my notepad, my life observations. Psychology can be delicious if you're in the mood. The processes of scanning in textures, working with my photography, utilizing all tools before me, and mixing my medias fascinate me to no end.

I strive to make my artwork an escape for real feelings- free flowing emotion; layer-by-layer the elements should begin to transcend the layers of this all-too-familiar skull for which I slave. I need it for me- I need it for those who care to look- people should delve into this vibrant world that surrounds us instead of being passive observers in a constant game of cat and mouse. This thought relation is my Mister Methamphetamine; the truth shoved up your nose. If fewer smiled with fake smiles, less voices cried with forced empathy, and more molds were broken in this society, my crystal observation and method would be commonplace. That day seems further by the minute to me. Till then, the brush be my focus and the palette my pill- I hope people understand, but in the end, it’s all mental and my release exists.