
Obelisk Gallery
Springfield, MO
Fine art gallery located at Obelisk Home in Springfield, MO.
MessageCollection: Seeking the Narrative, 2025
Opening Reception: September 5th, 2026 | 6-10pm
Showing: September 5th - September 27th
The works in this collection are intentionally left untitled, inviting the viewer to engage without the influence of a fixed narrative. This approach allows for a more personal and unrestricted interpretation, encouraging a unique connection to each piece.
Showing: September 5th - September 27th
The works in this collection are intentionally left untitled, inviting the viewer to engage without the influence of a fixed narrative. This approach allows for a more personal and unrestricted interpretation, encouraging a unique connection to each piece.
As Picasso once suggested, titling a work can impose explanation, whereas leaving it untitled lets the artwork speak for itself. My hope is that each viewer finds their own emotional or intellectual resonance—guided not by labels, but by their own experience of the art.
Artist Statement
Artist Statement
My work is a dialogue between the seen and unseen—deeply inspired by both the natural world and my internal landscape.
Process
I begin each painting without a specific outcome or predetermined idea. As the work evolves, so does its narrative and individuality. In the early stages, I rotate, tilt, and approach the canvas from multiple angles, allowing color and gestural lines to flow freely—an interplay between control and chance.
I then build the surface through layers, each one informing the next. This intuitive process often involves scraping away paint to reveal colors and textures beneath, creating a rich visual history within the work. It's a journey of experimentation with materials, where refinement and discovery guide the painting toward completion.
I love how unexpected elements emerge through the use of paint, brushes, cloth, and a variety of tools—developing a complex surface that invites prolonged observation.
Inspiration
Visual art has always been my passion. Growing up in New York afforded me the opportunity to encounter masterworks firsthand from an early age. Visiting some of the world’s greatest museums and galleries over the years has been both inspiring and foundational in shaping my understanding of what makes art resonate.
I am particularly influenced by expressionist artists such as Paul Klee, Willem de Kooning, and Helen Frankenthaler. Their bold brushwork, fluid use of color, and open-ended approach to subject matter have deeply impacted my creative path.
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