Artist Statement
I am drawn to beauty but I like to push beyond the boundary of the merely beautiful and imbue it with an emotional quality.
A large part of my work deals with metaphors, trying to embody an idea or an emotion by using a figure, object or juxtaposition of photographs in a simple iconic way.
Process Statement
I consider myself a mixed media photographer because I often incorporate, resin, and paint glazes into my work. It is more about "creating" an image rather than "taking" a photograph. I usually create and shoot different backgrounds and then cut out the subject and place it on the background in photoshop and enhance it with Painter. I started out loving printing and toning in the darkroom but now I love the freedom of manipulating and enhancing the image in Photoshop even more.
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