I’m a self-taught oil painter from the Pacific Northwest. My work explores the space between memory and presence—the parts of ourselves that are carried forward, reshaped, and never fully left behind. Working in oil paint and oil pastel, I use contrast to reflect the meeting point between inner experience and outer reality. My paintings engage with intimacy, aging, and the quiet influence of memory on identity. Painting is my way of making sense of being human; each piece becomes a conversation with time, a reminder that we’re made of many versions of ourselves.