‘Between’ Series

There’s a space I find myself returning to in my work.

Not at the beginning, and not at the end, but somewhere in between.

Between what is clear and what is unresolved. Between control and release. Between what is revealed and what is held back.

This series has grown out of that space.

For a long time, I felt a pull toward refinement. Toward resolving an image fully, bringing it to a point where everything felt complete and intentional. But over time, I began to notice that some of the most compelling moments in a painting weren’t in the finished areas.

They were in the parts that hadn’t fully settled.

The edges that remained open. The marks that were left exposed. The areas where something was still shifting.

There’s a kind of tension there that feels more honest to me.

“Between” is an exploration of that tension.

It’s not about choosing between control or looseness, but allowing both to exist within the same piece. Letting certain areas resolve, while others remain uncertain. Letting the painting hold both clarity and ambiguity at once.

There’s a balance that happens when you stop trying to force everything into place.

This way of working has changed how I approach a painting.

It requires a different kind of attention. Less about directing every outcome, and more about responding to what’s already there. It asks for restraint, but also for trust.

Not everything needs to be pushed further.

Some things need to be left.

The title “Between” reflects more than just a visual approach… It speaks to a state of being.

A place of transition. Of movement. Of not fully arriving, but not where you started either.

There’s something meaningful in that space. It holds possibility.

This series is not fixed.

It’s evolving as I continue to explore what it means to work in that space, and what happens when I allow more of it to remain.