“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo da Vinci.

"When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more." (John 8:10-11). Accepted entry in the 2000 11th International Art Competition for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

"The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician. Things like old folks singing in the moonlight in the back yard on a hot night or something said long ago." – Louis Armstrong

"Oh, grandmother, what big ears you have!" - "All the better to hear you with." - "Oh, grandmother, what big eyes you have!" - "All the better to see you with." - "Oh, grandmother, what big hands you have!" - "All the better to grab you with!" - "Oh, grandmother, what a horribly big mouth you have!" - "All the better to eat you with!"

These drawings developed as an expression of the distance and discord that exists in my own path of discipleship or pilgrimage. As they navigate the space, their bodies shift, stabilize, and at times conform to the surface and space. The symbols included in each drawing invoke the processing of information as well as the progression through trial and deterrents to faith practice.

This autobiographical work uses a constructed abstract with narrative elements to create a dialogue with the viewer concerning the conflicted nature of information and opinion. The process of creating the work reflects its aim by developing a push and pull between applied ink which is added then removed through masks and cutting of the paper, only to be added back in again in multiple ways.

"...and he inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God" (2 Nephi 26:33). Selected Entry for the 2022 12th International Art Competition of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

"I am always interested in that relationship between outer reality and inner desire, and I think it is important to pay attention to the inner voice because it is the only way to discover your mission in life and the only way to develop the strength to break with whatever familial or cultural norms are preventing you from fulfilling your destiny." – Laura Esquivel

This series was created for a solo exhibition at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. BYU is a religious university and this show gave me the opportunity to express ideas surround prayer in an abstracted style. The hope was that viewer could find themselves in the forms and the words as they consider their own spiritual practice.

“Straight roads do not make skillful drivers." – Paulo Coelho

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song." – Maya Angelou

"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." –Ralph Waldo Emerson

“the Devil's hand directs our every move - / the things we loathed become the things we love” ― Charles Baudelaire, Les Fleurs du Mal

As the king began to drink, he realized his wound was healed. He looked in his hands and there was the holy grail, that which he sought all of his life.

"The wolf on the hill is not as hungry as the wolf climbing the hill." – Arnold Schwarzenegger

"And upon seeing her beauty, the Tempter wept..."

The Sorcerer weaves his magic spell...

"Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea, Or demons or men or whatever it be, No waters can swallow the ship where lies, The Master of ocean and earth and skies." -"Master, The Tempest is Raging" –Mary Ann Baker

This series extends my previous "Be Somewhere" series into more narrative and colorful concepts. It was presented at my solo exhibition, titled "Flow", at the Kimball Arts Center in Park City, Utah.

This personal series explores the concept of resilience in the face of overwhelming odds. The figures are armored and ready for battle, grimacing against the challenges they face, continuing on with shouts of inner motivation.

Small series of graphite drawings focused on the concept of containment, conformity, and adaptation.