Artist Statement

I use magic realism to explore narratives involving our relationship to nature, cities and ourselves. How do we and nature fit in or not fit into our social constructs and cities? In my work, nature acts as the soul or life force that is pushed away but always returns.

I create colorful acrylic paintings where the traditional picture plane dissolves. The compositions don’t adhere to a consistent sense of time or place; they are psychological scenes that evolve intuitively and playfully. Water appears often in my work as a symbol of the subconscious and a healing presence. Many of my paintings are set at night, a mysterious time when nature can emerge from hiding.

“Floating” (2024) is based on an old magic catalog. Using visual trickery, women, rabbits and birds become magical, appearing from nowhere or floating above the stage. In my painting, women do not need sleight of hand to be transcendent, they achieve this themselves. Free from the weight of the body, they are supported by nature and, like witches, surround themselves with their “familiars”.