My work is an intentional act of looking inward and backward. It draws from the people, places, and moments that shaped my youth as a Gen-X kid—snapshots of a life lived when the world felt open, colorful, and full of promise. These paintings are not about nostalgia as escape, but nostalgia as reflection: a way of honoring the joy, hope, and limitless possibility that once defined everyday experience. By revisiting these formative memories, I seek to relive—and reawaken—the emotional freedom of youth.

Through bold pop-art paintings, I translate personal history into a visual language that is both intimate and universal. Saturated color, playful imagery, and graphic forms echo the aesthetics of stickers, toys, cartoons, and cultural ephemera from a pre-digital era. These elements act as emotional touchstones, inviting viewers to recognize pieces of their own past while engaging with mine. What begins as autobiography becomes a shared experience of remembering.

My process balances intention with intuition. Each piece starts with a memory or feeling—sometimes tied to a specific time or place, other times to a fleeting sense of wonder—and unfolds through layered color, energetic composition, and deliberate boldness. The work mirrors the spirit of youth itself: vibrant, curious, and unapologetically expressive.

Ultimately, my paintings serve as visual reminders of a time when imagination came easily and the future felt wide open. In revisiting these moments, I offer viewers an invitation to reconnect with a version of themselves shaped by optimism, creativity, and hope. The joy of youth, I believe, never disappears—it simply waits to be remembered.