I am an observational painter focused on the abstracted qualities of realism. As a quiet introspective personality, and a mother of three, the opportunity to contemplate my domestic lifestyle through painting is something that feels natural as well as meaningful. Commonplace is an important subject matter in my work because ‘ordinary’ is the bulk of our lives, one person’s ordinary is not another’s ordinary, and I want to celebrate that. Ordinary is enough to be valuable. Worth is not found in extravagance. By blending powerful formal qualities that point to a modernist aesthetic layered with a contemporary every day viewpoint, it causes a new perception to be presented. Though subject matter such as transracial representation, still life and domesticity is present in my work, it is the foundational and formal qualities that hold my fascination and sense of wonder. My aim is to take a complex viewpoint and communicate the message that there is strength in simplicity and that being quiet can be more easily heard than shouting.