I paint to stay with feeling—working and reworking the surface until something honest holds and becomes visible.
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Portraits—specifically returning to the same person over time. The repetition matters. It lets the image build through contact, revision, and pressure rather than a single sitting.
Where do you find inspiration?From sustained looking—returning to the same person over time—and from how physical contact with the surface changes the image.
What would you do with $25,000?Fund a New York exhibition—transport, installation, lighting, documentation—and buy time in the studio to complete the series.
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