b 1979, St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Lives and works in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Most of my paintings begin outdoors. Painting en plein air means working fast. The light changes, the weather turns, and there's no time to overthink. Watercolor demands the same discipline: every brushstroke is permanent, so the goal is always the fewest marks for the most effect. I work with a limited palette, letting the pigments granulate and interact on their own terms, balancing loose wet-in-wet passages with direct, drawing-driven brushwork. The spontaneity of the medium is the point. It keeps the work honest and alive.

I focus on familiar, often overlooked subjects: people at work, industrial scenes, neighborhood streets. These aren't necessarily pretty scenes at first glance, but they carry real stories. I want my paintings to invite that recognition, the feeling of being fully present in a specific place at a specific moment.