My current work focuses on the perspective and atmosphere of the figures and interiors that I paint from life. The interior spaces I have painted are as much portraits to me as my paintings of people. They are spaces I have spent much time in, that I have a history with, and that I consider to be quiet observers in my life. They may be things we don’t usually think much of, like a bathroom, a stairwell, or a soap dispenser, but I highlight and hail them as the protagonists of my work, causing the viewer to pay attention to something they’d usually ignore. I force a mundane space to become immortal. These ideas also translate over into my figurative work. In my figurative paintings, I use colors that accurately replicate the relationships in the picture, creating an interesting and compelling atmosphere. I treat the figure as just another piece of the puzzle, incorporating their organic shapes into an often structured, architectural environment. These paintings also force the viewer to see the figure from a different perspective as an undying, preserved essence of life.