I am drawn to the disruption of illusion using reminders of the process and media. By creating a semblance of three dimensional space and then employing marks and applications of the media that are incongruous with the pretense of that space, I want to shift the viewer back and forth between illusion and the surface of the painting, the story and the storytelling. In doing this, the work becomes a more entire representation of human experience - the impressions and memories layered with the efforts, tools and imperfection.