ARTIST STATEMENT

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MY WORK IS INSPIRED BY THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ALL LIVING BEINGS AND THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND US.

I BELIEVE THAT EVERY PERSON, EVERY PLANT, AND EVERY ANIMAL HAS A UNIQUE AND ESSENTIAL ROLE TO PLAY IN THE DELICATE BALANCE OF OUR PLANET. BY USING THE COLOR GREEN AS A UNIFYING ELEMENT IN MY ART, I SEEK TO CONVEY THIS SENSE OF INTERCONNECTEDNESS AND HIGHLIGHT THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH.

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THROUGH MY ART, I AIM TO CAPTURE NOT NECESSARILY THE PHYSICAL LIKENESS OF MY SUBJECTS BUT ESSENTIALLY THEIR ESSENCE, THEIR SPIRIT, AND THEIR UNIQUE PLACE IN THE WORLD. BY INCORPORATING ELEMENTS OF PLANT LIFE, HUMAN FIGURES, AND ANIMALS INTO MY WORK, I HOPE TO REMIND VIEWERS OF OUR SHARED CONNECTION TO NATURE AND OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE IT.

 

WORKING WITH THE COLOR GREEN ALLOWS ME TO EXPLORE THE MANY DIFFERENT SHADES AND TEXTURES OF THIS COLOR, FROM THE VIBRANT GREEN OF FRESH FOLIAGE TO THE MUTED GREENS OF MOSS AND LICHEN. BY LAYERING AND BLENDING THESE TONES, I CREATE A SENSE OF DEPTH AND COM

PLEXITY IN MY WORK, INVITING THE VIEWER TO CONTEMPLATE THE BEAUTY AND COMPLEXITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD.

 

ULTIMATELY, MY GOAL AS AN ARTIST IS TO INSPIRE A DEEPER APPRECIATION FOR THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF ALL LIVING BEINGS AND TO ENCOURAGE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY AND STEWARDSHIP FOR OUR PLANET. THROUGH MY ART, I HOPE TO PROMOTE A SENSE OF WONDER AND AWE FOR THE BEAUTY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH AND TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT IT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.