My work combines painting, photography, and a bit of collage. I create the foundation for each piece with layers of inkjet photographic prints, which I adhere to the front and sides of a wooden panel. I then paint over the entire printed image as well as any exposed surfaces – distilling down to what feels essential to me, while pushing and pulling to create depth in the flatness, air in the shadows and a shimmer in the reflections.

This particular piece began with a photo I took while driving around Ocean Beach in San Diego. The dazzle of the silver draped car in front of wild looking Hollywood Juniper trees immediately caught my eye. Once I started painting over every detail of the photo (including removing a car from the driveway), it was the juxtaposition between the revealed and concealed in this quintessentially California scene that became most intriguing to explore.