Intuition leads my decisions, and I follow it toward freedom of expression and a felt sense of flow. In that state, painting becomes both energized and meditative—a focused, joyful immersion where time falls away. As Brian Rutenberg says, “Art happens when the intellectual and visceral collide head-on at 200 mph; when thinking and feeling smash so violently into one another that they fuse into a third thing.” That collision—between thought and feeling—is where I often find the most honest work.

Painting, for me, is an ongoing process of exploration and discovery. It keeps me a student: experimenting, staying unattached to outcome, and remaining open to surprise. The freedom to explore and protect a childlike sense of wonder is essential. As Michael Mew writes, “The meaning of a piece often becomes apparent only in the end. It’s like finding a secret message that you unknowingly sent yourself.” I trust that unfolding. Making art is my conversation with the universe—an exchange of questions, signals, and revelations—until something unexpected and true arrives on the canvas.