My paintings and drawings are inspired by organic forms. I work intuitively to create abstracted natural forms, where the outcome is both familiar and unspecific. I enjoy the way the shapes interact with each other, the areas where they touch; lean, protrude, or overlap. I create layers of depth between shapes that are obviously flat. I am interested in juxtaposing the organic versus inorganic, and the abstract dialogue that develops between them. I enjoy investigating exotic colors and intriguing shapes like those made by deflated balloons, cacti, and hanging leaves and the resulting overlap between nature and artifice. Some of the things that inspire my work include botany, aquatic plants and sea life, scientific illustration, landforms, fluctuation in surfaces, pattern, and vivid color.