These paintings began as an experimental process with ink, watercolor, and acrylic. As I created them, I realized they felt like little worlds. This led me to consider adding more representational elements/beings interacting with the unpredictable nature of the environments created in the more abstract experimental backgrounds.

The “wild” I refer to in my paintings is synonymous with “the truth.” It’s not just untamed nature or raw landscapes—it’s the unfiltered, uncontainable essence of reality itself. The wild doesn’t conform to our expectations, it doesn’t dress itself up to be palatable or neat. In the same way, truth, in its purest form, isn’t always comfortable or easy to look at. It resists manipulation, just like a forest resists being tamed.

When I paint the wild, I’m not only exploring external wilderness—I’m reaching into the inner terrain of human emotion, instinct, memory, and intuition. Free from social conditioning, the wild is the space where truth lives, unapologetic and free. Through texture, color, and form, I try to evoke that untouchable honesty—the kind you can feel but maybe can’t quite name.

My work is an invitation to step into that place—to get lost, to see clearly, to feel something real.

Several of the originals in this series are available as prints. Check out my print shop here