Studio Practice, Selected Images

My work is a tactile negotiation with the raw, the salvaged, and the everyday. Rooted in the spirit of Arte Povera, the practice rejects the boundary between humble utilitarian materials and fine art. Plaster, silica sand, reclaimed vinyl, and job site debris are brought into direct conversation with gold leaf and sculpted organic forms. Driven by festina lente, process relies on patient iteration: testing ratios, layering textures, and honoring the history of discarded media.

In the Studio: Exploring pattern, scale, and custom printmaking across panels.

Traffic Cone Print Series | Overhead view of sequential stamping compositions and panel studies.

Pyramidal Jig & Gilded Cone

Studio setup using a custom wood framing jig to apply gold leaf and perspective lines to a traffic cone. — Pyramidal Jig & Gilded Cone Studio setup using a custom wood framing jig to apply gold leaf and perspective lines to a traffic cone.

Traffic Cone #8 | Mixed media and gold leaf on 8" round panel

Found Substrate Study | Layered thinset and cementitious surface for upcoming panel work

Reclaimed Tile Substrate (Detail) | Fragmented cementitious surface with exposed fiberglass mesh

Guest Table Project | Collaborative drawing, carving, and painting on wood dining tabletop (2024–Present)

Guest Table (Detail 1 of 2) | Carving and drawing detail on wood panel

Guest Table (Detail 2) | Incised drawing and surface texture detail

Traffic Sketch (Detail) | Graphite on paper observational drawing created while stopped in traffic

Atlanta Skyline Study | Continuous blind-contour line work in graphite, sketchbook study

Baptism of Christ | Graphite on paper, study after Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise

Anatomical Hand Study | Line work, hatching, and foreshortening, sketchbook study

Interstate Study | Quick-gestural graphite sketch capturing vanishing point perspective and treeline shading

Abstract Form Study | Graphite on paper exploration of geometric structure and fluid shading

For Those Who Have Ears to Hear | Copper plate etching / drypoint print on paper

All the Things We Have Not Said | Print composed from Riso master sheets, capturing the negative ink of unprinted text, 24"x36"

Pinned Shoe Study | Charcoal on toned paper, suspended shoe observational drawing, 24" × 36"

Centerpoint Study | Dynamic linework around central focal element, graphite on paper

Centerpoint Study (Detail) | Encapsulated figurine, green glass weight, and graphite linework

Bull and Bear Study No. 1 | Oil on canvas, 3' × 5'

Bull and Bear Study No. 1 (Detail) | Oil on canvas detail

Bull and Bear Study No. 2 | Oil on canvas, 3' × 5'

Bull and Bear Study No. 2 (Detail) | Oil on canvas detail

Portrait Series Study | Collection of expressive, chromatic oil portraits featuring varied scales and mark-making techniques

Greg | Heavy-impasto chromatic portrait with gestural script background, mixed media on canvas, 3' × 4'

Greg (Detail) | Highlighting sand texture, heavy impasto, and layered oil application

Caleb (Underdrawing) | Graphite on canvas, 2' × 2'

Laocoön Study | Tonal figurative study from life, oil on canvas, 3' × 5'

Red Jacket #1 (What Was Said Has Yet Been Spoken) | Sacred geometry diptych with leafing, line work, and wash, 7' × 8'

Red Jacket #1 (Installation View) | Mixed media panel installation, 7' × 8'

Red Jacket #1 (Studio Process) | Flat panel assembly and leafing application view, 7' × 8'

Motif Study | Graphite line drawing on paper mounted over circular Flatland print substrate

Untitled | Mixed media assemblage with found objects

Untitled | Cast metal relief panel with steel bolts mounted in repurposed couch cushion frame

Untitled | Mixed media collage with blue card insert, cross-hatched acrylic texture, and metallic band on panel, 2' × 2'

Three Therapists Walk Into a Bar | Mixed media on panel, 4' × 4'

Untitled | Gold leaf accents and border on salvaged vinyl pool liner mounted to panel, 3' × 3'

Relic Study | Reclaimed floor tile bound to woven fiberglass substrate with clear resin coating

Relic Study (Detail) | Close-up of distressed faux-marble tile fragment, exposed fiberglass weave, and resin coating

Untitled | Framed Gainsborough The Blue Boy print mounted on neon spray-painted and cross-hatched panel

Cone Grid Study | Multiplied traffic cone decal assemblage on textured metal panel

Root Vessel Study | Sculpted tree root with burnished silver leaf interior

Knot Vessel Study | Sculpted tree knot featuring natural void fills with gold leaf accents

Mortar Pigment Test Grid | Pigmented mortar color samples in plastic bin molds with pigment-to-mix ratio notation

Texture Study | Troweled sandy plaster with warm buff pigment on panel

Texture & Sealant Study | Troweled aggregate plaster (2.5 qt mud, 1.5 qt brown sand, 1.5 tbsp Dark Buff) with comparative wax topcoats

Plaster Preparation | Drywall joint compound being hand-blended with sand and pigment on a mixing tray with taping knives

Plaster Preparation (Detail) | Macro view showing unblended striations of joint compound, sand aggregate, and earth pigment