My drawings and paintings are personal investigations into the underlying systems of geometric and organic patterns along with plants, fish, and animals. Whether it is the branching lines of a tree, the veining in marble, an aerial view of a river, capillaries in a magnified photo, or man-made geometric patterns, I am fascinated with patterns and am constantly exploring new ways to use them in my art. In my recent works, I have had fun using collage and mixed media to add 3-D textural elements to my paintings.

Explorations into biology, quantum physics, chemistry, chaos, and fractals have informed my works. Also Japanese and Chinese nature paintings, Italian Pre-Renaissance painting, Islamic patterns, and Egyptian art have all influenced me over the years.

I see my work as a combination of seemingly unconnected images that become personally connected like a visual poem. Some paintings may be just like a haiku, a statement to simply notice something I thought was beautiful. I make these artworks to reflect a combination of the things I have observed around me and my feelings about them.

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