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Artist Residency Portfolio

I am a visual artist working in abstract painting with oil pastels and mixed media. My practice centers on listening, presence, and connection to place, translating lived experience—light, sound, memory, and environment—into color, rhythm, and form through sustained observation rather than representation.

I approach painting as a process of attention. Rather than depicting subjects literally, I allow form, palette, and movement to emerge slowly in response to atmosphere and duration. My work is shaped by synesthetic perception, through which sound and emotion register as color, and by a long-standing interest in how light and stillness influence perception. I approach every site and story with deep ethical listening and respect, honoring the human, ecological, and cultural dimensions present in each context.

Ethical & Place-Centered Engagement

I practice non-extractive observation and documentation. In community or natural settings, I prioritize consent, dignity, and environmental stewardship. My work responds to presence and context — listening first, then making.

 

Artistic Practice

My practice is place-responsive and process-driven. I work through extended periods of observation, allowing environments to guide both pace and composition. Landscapes are not treated as imagery to be captured, but as presences to be encountered—shaping the work through light, scale, silence, and temporal change.
 

I typically work on small to medium-scale canvases, valuing intimacy, portability, and sustained focus. My materials are minimal and well suited to contemplative, site-responsive work.

An abstract oil painting of organic shapes in bright illuminous colors.

Vacation Light 'n' Joy 11x14" oil on canvas

An abstract portrait painting of a figure illuminated by flowing fields of color.

New Baby Light 'n'Joy 12x16" oil pastel on plein aire canvas

An abstract painting of flowing illuminous lines of color.

Fatherhood Light 'n'Joy 12x16" oil pastel on plein aire canvas

Laura's abstract portrait painting of bright flowing lines and organic shapes of color.

Professional Light 'n'Joy 9x12" oil pastel on plein aire canvas

Abstract Portrait filled with colorful flowing lines and geometric shapes resembling a figure in front of a luminous landscape.

Parental Light 'n'Joy 12x16" oil pastel on plein aire canvas

Public Context & Visual Storytelling

In addition to my studio practice, I have experience in visual storytelling and public media contexts centered on listening, empathy, and everyday experience. This work informs how I think about pacing, attention, and audience, and supports my interest in creating artwork that invites reflection and connection and respectful exchange.


Residency projects remain focused on site-responsive painting work, grounded in ethical engagement with people, places, and stories. Any media or documentation I produce serves to enhance understanding while honoring the agency of subjects and environments, not to define the project itself.

Selected Exhibitions & Recognition

  • The Color of Sound, Moore’s Alternative Space Gallery — Austin, TX

  • Moodboosters, Argo Tea — New York, NY

  • Coomon Ground, Argo Tea — New York, NY

  • NEXUS Grant Recipient — 2024

Link to full CV PDF

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