“I take a lot of inspiration from the media I consume. When I watch a Studio Ghibli movie, or even play video games like The Legend of Zelda, I feel as if I am being immersed in fantastical worlds that I can reach out and touch, yet I have little to no context to who or what I am actually looking at. Instead of constantly being provided answers to who are the people we meet or why things are a certain way, these mediums constantly provide a sense of wonder that answers would only take away from. The environments, the people, and the atmosphere all beg to be pondered upon, and that is the feeling I desire to push most of all. Wonder is the key component to my paintings, and I encourage you to meet my characters, explore my environments, and try to imagine what is really happening within my paintings.”