I’ve always wanted to be an Architect. For me, its about the delicate balance of art and science.

Painting started at a young age, watching Bill Alexander and Bob Ross making happy little trees. On Saturday mornings, I would follow along with my oils, but it didn’t stick. It wasn’t until college, while working on my portfolio for architecture school that I tried my hand at watercolors. The fluidity of mixing pigment with water spoke to the Artist. Painting buildings and city scapes satisfied the Architect, requiring a precision and a steady hand.

After living in Italy for 7 years, I’ve come to admire the architecture throughout Europe. Steeped in history, ever city, town or structure has it’s own story to tell. My intent is to capture those stories in my work through composition, lighting and being as precise as I can to the original setting.

“Masking” in watercolor is the technique of painting multiple thin layers of washes on the canvas. The act of masking simulates the multiple layers of history found in architecture. Century old buildings, with layer upon layer of materials, made visible via decay and neglect, warrant pause to contemplate the history they contain and the stories they could tell.