My interests at the intersection of Buddhism, Cognitive neuroscience, and Neuroplasticity offer insights into the mental processes explored within the paintings.  Notions of Embodied cognition and the Extended Mind Theory are explored in order to create paintings that serve to function as extensions of the mind itself.  This includes the processes of mediation, subterfuge, and concealing that occur in my own mind, which are then translated as physical actions through paint.  The figures depicted are often confrontational in their actions or subject-matter, and are sometimes partially obscured in order to have their intentions remain enigmatic.  The color palettes are pastel and dream-like, yet the subject matter is disconcerting, giving the sense that something is looming overhead.  The paintings are dedicated to exploring the emotional capacity of color relationships and expressive mark-making in service to these ideas.