The act of painting for me is a conversion of the existence of modern living into a visual language. As an artist I act as both a filter and director, taking in inspiration from areas often disregarded, that support our human existence. These places such as subway stations and construction sites are transmuted into lines, forms, and color planes. In this conversion there are aspects of myself that end up in the work. The transmission of the human hand through choice of canvas size, drips, and imperfection are all integral in this search for truth. The act of care is vitally important to my practice, and my previous career as a nurse has greatly inspired this definition. Through the act of caring there is intention, choice, and devotion that reflects within the work of each piece, all individuals yet part of a greater whole. At the peak of each piece is reflection of moments of time and energy, often reflected in my titles. Gathered in each work is acceptance, failure, grief, success, and joy. All these things that make us human; all things that we know, intrinsically, to be true