My work is rooted in figurative painting as a way to document lived experience, memory, and the quiet tension between intimacy and public life. I paint scenes drawn from everyday moments. People in private spaces, gestures caught mid-movement, fragments of domestic and social environments, using oil paint as a material that allows both control and unpredictability. The surface becomes a place where realism dissolves into abstraction, and where emotional atmosphere matters as much as physical accuracy.

Much of my practice is shaped by growing up near the U.S.–Mexico border and later relocating to Los Angeles. Rather than presenting identity as a fixed narrative, I focus on personal encounters: friends, family, nightlife, work environments, and transitional spaces. These moments reflect larger social themes such as labor, migration, masculinity, vulnerability, and the pressure to perform success in contemporary culture.

Technically, I work through layered oil techniques that combine precise drawing with loose, expressive mark-making. I allow imperfections, drips, and unresolved edges to remain visible, emphasizing process and time. My background in visual effects and digital production informs my sense of composition and cinematic framing, while painting allows me to slow down and return to tactile decision-making.

At the core of my practice is a desire to create work that feels honest and human. I am interested in painting as a form of witness, not spectacle, capturing moments that might otherwise be overlooked. Through this work, I aim to build visual narratives that connect personal history with broader cultural experience, inviting viewers to recognize themselves within the space of the painting.