Everything I do as an artist grows from the direct observation and immersion of drawing on location. While drawing on site, I uncover the life that pulses through a space and the energy that lingers, leaving trace memories of what transpired there. Through studio painting in abstraction, I engage with the shapes between form, exposing residual layers of sensation to enliven them through color, texture, and dimension. Bits of realism are hidden and revealed, creating a palimpsest of the collective experience of place. Abandoned industrial spaces are of particular interest to me, as they hold silent witness to the transformation of materials that were taken from the environment. The grounds of these former factories are healed by the weeds and shrubs of ruderal growth; a force of nature which slowly transforms the materials back to the earth.