Artist’s statement
My body of work attends to the emotional presence of familiar places, objects, and people. Working primarily in oil, I look for the charged interval between recognition and memory: a storefront at dawn, the cool shelter of trees, an everyday object that invites us to pause and look. My more recent paintings explore a more contemporary expressive figurative/abstract space, creating a tension between childlike imagery and an emotionally ambiguous but confident execution.
Living and working in the Bay Area, I am drawn to the coexistence of landscape, history, and rapid change. But in all my work I seek beauty in the ordinary—not as decoration, but as a way of recognizing the depth already present in daily life. My work invites a lingering gaze: toward the familiar, the overlooked, and especially the commonplace where a surface randomness can feel quietly and deeply significant.
Exhibitions
West Portal Gallery, Points of Departure, San Francisco, CA (2026)
West Portal Gallery, Summer Members Invitational, San Francisco, CA (2026)
Peninsula Art League, 100th Anniversary Exhibition, Palo Alto, CA (2021)
ARTHOUSE NYC, Hero Art Project, New York City, NY (2021)
Camelback Gallery, Architectural Art, Scottsdale, AZ (2020)
Camelback Gallery, Portraits, Scottsdale, AZ (2020)
Peninsula Art League, Beyond 20/20, Amanda Ramalhoo, Palo Alto, CA (2020)
Camelback Gallery, Paint Your Pet, Scottsdale, AZ (2020)
Marin Society of Artists, Celebration of Art, Marin, CA (2020)
Camelback Gallery, Figurative Art, Scottsdale, AZ (2020)
Bibliography
Artists of the Bay Area, Vol 2, 2-page spread, Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (2021)
Erik Piepenburg, “The Eyes Have It in ‘Little Erik’” [about a painting used as a theatrical poster], The New York Times (2016)