I'm excited to share with you the latest news from gallery row in Yorkville. My debut solo, STRATA OF MEMORY, opens at Ingram Gallery on May 3rd. Check back in early April for a preview of the show paintings.
When I began working toward this exhibition, I found myself drawn to the smaller moments in a landscape—the kind you might pass by without noticing: the shimmer of sunlight on a lake's surface, the texture of weathered stones underwater, the quiet dance of grasses in the wind. These fragments of the natural world felt as alive and significant as any sweeping vista. By narrowing the view, I hope to expand the experience.
This shift from distance to proximity mirrors the way we remember. An abstract recollection suddenly gives way to detail—scent, texture, sound—that brings the past into focus. As I painted, I thought about how memories accumulate, building strata over time, just as sediment layers create the rock formations I've captured in many of my paintings. Layers shape both landscapes and lives, and memory gives landscapes meaning.