I began painting in 2004, at a point when I stepped away from glassblowing and started looking for a new way to create. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oil paint was my starting place\u2014slow, intentional, and grounded in tradition. Over time, I moved into acrylic, drawn to the freedom it offered and the ability to work faster, looser, and more experimentally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About ten years ago, my work took a turn. I began combining spray paint with brush techniques, layering atmosphere with detail, and that\u2019s when everything clicked. That approach became the foundation of my style\u2014and the moment my work shifted from exploration into something people genuinely connected with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My influences sit somewhere between the quiet, natural calm of Bob Ross and the color, movement, and energy of psychedelic art and music culture. It\u2019s a balance I continue to chase\u2014peaceful landscapes that feel alive, familiar scenes that carry a sense of something just beyond them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Grateful Goods spirit runs through all of it. These paintings are rooted in the same place as the rest of my work\u2014music, movement, handmade culture, and years of creating in and around that world. They\u2019re meant to feel good to live with. Something you can look at every day and still find something new in.
Each piece is part of that ongoing exploration\u2014where traditional technique meets a more freeform, expressive way of seeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n