As a painter, it is important for me to address the concerns of painting — what has been done — and what I can add to this. My work contains the elements of simulation (refracted light simulating paint) and hybridization (the combination of aluminum, wire brushes and paint) and is an attempt to create an image that contains aspects of both modernism and post-modernism.

The use of aluminum is an attempt to capture the qualities of refracted light and to have these qualities interact with the painting. The completed image is produced both by refracted light, created by abrading the aluminum with various wire brushes, and paint airbrushed in transparent layers. The resulting surface has a slightly holographic effect, giving the appearance of movement as the painting is viewed from different angles.