Artist Statement

My work is an exploration of the tension between chaos and clarity, darkness and light, spirit and flesh. I work primarily in charcoal because the medium feels alive, unpredictable, and brutally honest. Its black dust becomes a metaphor for human existence: fragile, transient, yet capable of extraordinary beauty when shaped with intention.

I am captivated by the human face and figure because it is the most recognizable form to us, and the purest vessel for emotion. In my portraits, I seek to distort and reconstruct reality, allowing abstraction to mirror the unseen layers of thought, struggle, and faith that define who we are. The realism in each piece serves as the anchor, a reminder that amid disorder, there is still control, mastery, and truth.

My inspiration is deeply rooted in my faith in Christ and my desire to confront the dark depths of the human condition with the light of redemption. Each mark is a conversation between imperfection and divinity, between the broken and the whole.

I hope that when viewers encounter my work, they see not just a face, but a reflection of their own humanity as we are fragmented, beautiful, and seeking truth in the shadows.