This body of paintings was created for a solo exhibition at the Dayton Contemporary for Summer 2025. The loose, gestural paintings reveal my desire to hold, to hold onto, to grasp and my struggle to let go. I am at a point in my life where I am myself, but do not feel like myself; in which my sons are increasingly pulling away from me and finding their own voices and their independence. This is all at once wonderful and heartbreaking. This body of work navigates this emotional space of attachment and detachment, of holding and letting go, through the use of color and with an emphasis on hands and touch.
Adam Sleeping, Oil on paper, 40 x 26"
Afternoon Sun, Oil on paper mounted on plywood, 15 x 15"
Grasp, Oil on paper mounted on plywood, 11 x 15"
Hold, Oil on paper mounted on plywood, 15 x 11"
I offer you this imperfect love, Oil on paper, 22 x 30"
Jude, Oil on paper, 40 x 26"
Let Down I, Oil on paper, 26 x 20"
Let Down II, Oil on paper, 20 x 26"
Let Down III, Oil on paper, 26 x 20"
Flushed, Oil on paper, 30 x 22"
Faded, Oil on paper, 30 x 22"
True Affection, Oil on paper mounted on plywood, 15 x 15"
Hold On, Oil on paper mounted on plywood, 18 x 15"
Slow Down, Oil on paper mounted on plywood, 15 x 15"
You won't remember this, but I always will 1, Oil on paper, 22 x 30"
You won't remember this, but I always will 2, Oil on paper, 22 x 30"
You won't remember this, but I always will 3, Oil on paper, 22 x 30"