The Pause Before Recognition
This series emerged from a time when perception felt unstable and the world no longer arrived in a fixed way. I was drawn to forms that hover between mountain and sea, snowstorm and hurricane—images that resist immediate recognition and invite the mind to search for what feels familiar.
These paintings dwell in the suspended moment before meaning settles, when the world remains open, unsettled, and uncertain.
The Pause Before Recognition 01, Dimensions: 6."x4.25", Acrylic and pumice, 2025
The Pause Before Recognition 02, Dimensions: 7"x45", Acrylic and pumice, 2025
The Pause Before Recognition 03, Dimensions: 6x4", Acrylic and pumice, 2025
The Pause Before Recognition 04, Dimensions: 6.5"x4", Acrylic and pumice, 2025
The Pause Before Recognition 05, Dimensions: 6.25"x4", Acrylic and pumice, 2025
The Pause Before Recognition 06, Dimensions: 6.75"x4.25", Acrylic and pumice, 2025
When Light Is the Only Landmark
In these dark, storm-driven seas, light becomes the only point of reference—the only landmark when no solid ground is visible. Shaped by a period of personal upheaval, these paintings reflect my experience of the natural world as impersonal but intimate, destructive but life-giving. They speak to the act of continuing to search for light, even in moments of profound uncertainty.
When Light Is the Only Landmark 00, 5.75"x3.5", Acrylic and Pumice, 2025
When Light Is the Only Landmark 01, 6"x4", Acrylic and Pumice, 2025
When Light Is the Only Landmark 02, 6"x4.25", Acrylic and Pumice, 2025
When Light Is the Only Landmark 03, 5.5"x3.5", Acrylic and Pumice, 2025
When Light Is the Only Landmark 04, 6.25"x4", Acrylic and Pumice, 2025
When Light Is the Only Landmark 05, 6.25"x4.25", Acrylic and Pumice, 2025
When Light Is the Only Landmark 07, 6.25"x4", Acrylic and Pumice, 2025
When Light Is the Only Landmark 08, 5.5"x3.5", Acrylic and Pumice, 2025