Two Friends

Mixed media on cradled wood panels, 12 × 12 in. and 8 × 10 in.

These two panels were developed side by side in my studio, growing together through the nature of my process. I've been practicing my ability to "see" and build compositions, often beginning without a specific reference point and allowing play and intuition to guide the work. For these pieces, I used photographs I had taken as visual starting points, not with the intention of recreating the images, but as compositional references. Through layers of paint, print, and monotype, these works investigate systems of waste and renewal within the natural world and our environment.