Artist Statement , Gallery Walk 2025

The works on display were painted at the River Gallery School of Art,

where I have been a student for six years and, more recently, a teaching-

artist. These paintings capture a feeling of peace and playfulness. They

also stem from a deep love for Brattleboro and its creative community.

My paintings are never planned ahead of time. I find inspiration from

whatever is in the studio space — an assortment of vases collecting dust

on the windowsill, the way sunlight hits Wantastiquet Mountain in the

afternoon. I am continually amazed at how the painting process — color,

movement, light — can express ineffable moments of connection.