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I focus on chaotic movement, capturing swelling and exploding intensities through fractured gestures and compressed space. Energy appears to surge between bodies, amplifying force and instability. Muscular brushwork prioritizes impact over refinement, while simplified forms heighten velocity and tension. Grindcore serves as a key influence, its aggression and density echoed in the painting’s visceral rhythm and sense of imminent collapse.

Thanks to photographer Jasper Dunesand for the source material
"Nasum" oil on Canvas 48"x20" 2025
"Plateaus" oil on linen
"Apocalypse" 10x20" oil on canvas

A figure in blue arches backward atop a stack of burning wooden crates, engulfed by a torrent of fire and shadow. The figure’s posture—suspended between surrender and resistance—embodies the emotional and existential weight of our times. The crates, unstable and aflame, evoke a sense of precarity, underscoring how the foundations of modern life feel increasingly volatile. This apocalyptic landscape is not distant or fantastical—it is eerily familiar, mirroring the climate, social, and psychological crises of today’s world. Flames rise like omens around the figure, suggesting not only destruction but transformation. 
This painting shows three figures suspended in a cloudy sky, their long coats billowing as if caught between falling and flying. On closer look, they seem to be balancing on razor-thin poles, a precarious footing that heightens the sense of instability and risk. Rendered with soft, blurred edges, the figures appear both present and dissolving, amplifying their fragility. The composition evokes precarity—an existence marked by imbalance and uncertainty—yet within this danger lies a haunting beauty, as the figures hover in a liminal space that suggests both peril and the possibility of freedom.
"Divine Heathens" oil on canvas, 24x18" SOLD

This painting shows three figures suspended in a cloudy sky, their long coats billowing as if caught between falling and flying. On closer look, they seem to be balancing on razor-thin poles, a precarious footing that heightens the sense of instability and risk. Rendered with soft, blurred edges, the figures appear both present and dissolving, amplifying their fragility. The composition evokes precarity—an existence marked by imbalance and uncertainty—yet within this danger lies a haunting beauty, as the figures hover in a liminal space that suggests both peril and the possibility of freedom.
“Panic” oil on canvas 10x20” June 2025 
"Sleep" oil on canvas 24x46" FOR SALE

This painting portrays a woman in a black dress leaning backward with eyes closed, her body balanced delicately on a thin pole that disappears below. Her posture suggests surrender, caught between falling and floating, while the stormy sky intensifies the atmosphere of uncertainty. 
"Memory Arc" oil on canvas 24x46" For Sale

This painting depicts a lone figure in a bright yellow jacket, balancing on what appears to be a thin pole that disappears into the clouds below. Arms stretched outward and head bowed, he seems caught between falling and stabilizing, suspended in an expanse of open sky. The composition captures a sense of precarity—his fragile footing and vulnerable posture evoking both danger and a haunting, weightless beauty.


"As far as the eyes can see" oil on canvas
"Hollow Worlds" oil on canvas
“Luminous Being” oil on linen, 18x24"

This painting depicts a figure crouched on a narrow pole, dressed in a bright yellow hazmat suit that glows against a deep purple background. Their upward gaze, framed by protective goggles, suggests both vigilance and vulnerability in an uncertain environment. The stark contrast between the fragile perch and the luminous suit captures a sense of balancing survival, exposure, and the fragile line between protection and isolation.
"Infinitude" oil on linen
"Proem" oil on canvas
"Nasum" oil on Canvas 48"x20" 2025
"Plateaus" oil on linen
"Apocalypse" 10x20" oil on canvas

A figure in blue arches backward atop a stack of burning wooden crates, engulfed by a torrent of fire and shadow. The figure’s posture—suspended between surrender and resistance—embodies the emotional and existential weight of our times. The crates, unstable and aflame, evoke a sense of precarity, underscoring how the foundations of modern life feel increasingly volatile. This apocalyptic landscape is not distant or fantastical—it is eerily familiar, mirroring the climate, social, and psychological crises of today’s world. Flames rise like omens around the figure, suggesting not only destruction but transformation. 
"Divine Heathens" oil on canvas, 24x18" SOLD

This painting shows three figures suspended in a cloudy sky, their long coats billowing as if caught between falling and flying. On closer look, they seem to be balancing on razor-thin poles, a precarious footing that heightens the sense of instability and risk. Rendered with soft, blurred edges, the figures appear both present and dissolving, amplifying their fragility. The composition evokes precarity—an existence marked by imbalance and uncertainty—yet within this danger lies a haunting beauty, as the figures hover in a liminal space that suggests both peril and the possibility of freedom.
“Panic” oil on canvas 10x20” June 2025 
"Sleep" oil on canvas 24x46" FOR SALE

This painting portrays a woman in a black dress leaning backward with eyes closed, her body balanced delicately on a thin pole that disappears below. Her posture suggests surrender, caught between falling and floating, while the stormy sky intensifies the atmosphere of uncertainty. 
"Memory Arc" oil on canvas 24x46" For Sale

This painting depicts a lone figure in a bright yellow jacket, balancing on what appears to be a thin pole that disappears into the clouds below. Arms stretched outward and head bowed, he seems caught between falling and stabilizing, suspended in an expanse of open sky. The composition captures a sense of precarity—his fragile footing and vulnerable posture evoking both danger and a haunting, weightless beauty.


"As far as the eyes can see" oil on canvas
"Hollow Worlds" oil on canvas
“Luminous Being” oil on linen, 18x24"

This painting depicts a figure crouched on a narrow pole, dressed in a bright yellow hazmat suit that glows against a deep purple background. Their upward gaze, framed by protective goggles, suggests both vigilance and vulnerability in an uncertain environment. The stark contrast between the fragile perch and the luminous suit captures a sense of balancing survival, exposure, and the fragile line between protection and isolation.
"Infinitude" oil on linen
"Proem" oil on canvas