In my work and travels as a clown, English teacher, international urban planner, kite-surfer, and builder, one personality trait has remained constant: I love to place myself inside a challenge and try to find balance and flow regardless of context. In my art, I experiment with spontaneity, color, fluidity, and boldness to stay fresh and keep my painting voice real while expressing myself authentically in the moment. When I begin a painting, I rarely have a specific idea of what it will look like when it’s finished. Even if I begin with a particular notion of color and shape, I let the process guide me along the path of it’s own development. I’ve found that when I keep my mental plans out of the picture and stay present, the final product is more pure. I believe an essential dynamic in the universe is expansion and inclusion. In the same way that my experiences in life have formed my personality, the layers of paint, charcoal, collage, and other materials gradually create the totality of each painting. Even though many earlier marks aren’t apparent in the finished product, their existence creates the energetic and physical foundation for the subsequent visible layers. Like the varied events of my life, each bump, brush stroke, and bit of texture is essential to the wholeness of the piece.

Most of my work incorporates a combination of acrylic paint, charcoal line and collage using paper, currency, and maps. I periodically use construction materials such as caulking, adhesives, and other mediums to develop depth, body, and texture. There is a subtle, yet clear Asian influence in my paintings, stemming from growing up with a father from the Indian subcontinent as well as working and traveling throughout Asia for more than two decades.