Trees can bring good luck, for love, prosperity, growth....

Artist Statement

I am currently working on a new series of paintings that looks at the life cycle of plants and trees. I'm interested in how people manipulate, intervene, and attempt to control  plant growth. Trees have a natural life cycle and a man made one. Trees are planted in a new neighborhood, trees are cut down to build a house. Plants are pruned to produce the perfect buds, leaves, stems, and roots. While the plant stems and leaves look perfectly tame above ground, the roots are wild and out of control underground. I continue to explore this dynamic between control and chaos.