About Me,

My work is rooted in observation, specifically focusing on the quiet, often overlooked corners of Georgia. Whether I am exploring an overgrown edge of the woods, studying an abandoned structure, or capturing the shifting light in an empty room, I am drawn to spaces that hold a sense of stillness and memory. While there is undeniably a subtle, Southern Gothic weight to the places I choose to illustrate, the way I capture them draws from a much wider visual vocabulary.

Viewers often notice that my portfolio shifts between highly textured, monochrome graphite studies and vibrant, graphic pieces rendered in ink and acrylic. This variance is a deliberate response to the emotional temperature of the subject. I might lean into the raw, aggressive linework of expressionism to capture the freezing isolation of a winter road, or utilize the flat, highly saturated colors reminiscent of Fauvism and classic woodblock prints to convey the blinding, vibrating heat of a late summer afternoon. The medium and the style shift, but the intent remains the same.

The foundation of my process almost always begins behind a camera. I use photography—frequently relying on the distinct character of vintage lenses—not just to document a location, but to hunt for its underlying structure and mood. Those photographs act as an anchor. From there, the drawing or painting becomes a translation of that memory, peeling back strict realism to find the core feeling underneath.

Ultimately, whether a piece relies on the heavy, scratching textures of classic illustration or the bold, synthetic color-blocking of a modern graphic novel, my goal as an observer is constant. I want to create work that invites the viewer to pause, step inside these isolated spaces, and share in a brief, unbroken moment of stillness.