As a painter, I return again and again to the quiet, complex world of women—their inner strength, soft edges, deep histories, and silent endurance. My figurative paintings are a collection of work that began in my sketchbooks and grew from a place of memory, longing, and reflection.

I am drawn to the figures who live just beneath the surface—women who keep secrets, who speak through gestures, who carry their stories in their posture, their stillness, their gaze. The birds, blooms, and symbols that surround them are not decorative—they are companions, guardians, extensions of voice and spirit. These paintings are deeply personal, but they are not portraits of anyone specific. They are emotional stand-ins. Sometimes they are me. Sometimes they are who I needed. Often, they are who I hope to become.