In my paintings, I'm attempting to create a veneer of an alternate world. An ephemeral plane made up of dualities, of residual traumas made poetic. All of my imagined worlds draw from my personal experiences, desires, and fears, but also my favorite curiosities; archaeological finds, folklore, ecologies, ancient societies, medieval manuscripts, etc. These vastly different interests, combined with a penchant for self-reflection and my upbringing in the foothills of Appalachia, cast unusual imagery of figures, landscapes, fauna, flora, and relics. The result is forged personal mythology, where elements of the 'real' world and the supernatural are intertwined.