My Studio
Welcome to my studio catalogue. I have created an easy to access list of my favorite, most used items in my studio.
Observation and Atmosphere: J. M. W. Turner, Enlightenment Thought, and the Living Landscape
This essay examines J. M. W. Turner’s position between Enlightenment inquiry and Romantic perception, tracing how observation, scientific curiosity, and philosophical restraint reshaped landscape painting into a site of motion, uncertainty, and meaning. Drawing connections between Turner, European masters held in the National Gallery, the Prado, the Uffizi, and the Vatican collections, the text considers how this lineage continues to inform contemporary approaches to landscape as a living, temporal record rather than a fixed image.
On Being Present: Where Inspiration Really Begins
Inspiration doesn’t arrive as a sudden idea or a finished image. It builds through being present. This essay explores how land, history, faith, and travel shape my work, from the influence of Enlightenment thought and pioneering artists to the lived experience of moving through travel. At its core, it’s about learning how to look, and recognizing that inspiration lives not in answers, but in awe.