12 April 2026
For the past few months, my studio days have almost exclusively been starting with material and formal questions, and that has led to an invigorating and enjoyable way of working that I think is producing interesting and exciting work. But I think it's important to note here—for myself more than anything else—that I don't see myself as taking a formalist approach to painting in any rigid or traditional sense. Because I do hope that each piece I realize can access different and specific emotional registers by carrying a strong sense of the multitude of feelings I may have cycled through while making the work. Not that it matters whether the feelings are mine or not; the only condition is that they are fully felt and honored.