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Hi. I do some art that people seem to like sometimes. You can learn more about me here, but I'll focus on the art part here.

I've always done art, a bit more "seriously" (and quite literally) lately (i.e. the earlier 2020's, later 2026's). Over time I've worked in pencils/pens, pastels, paintings (watercolor and acrylic), cameras, and with computers. Even in my day job I tend to take a strongly aesthetically influenced approach.

I like a quote attributed to Gerhard Richter, roughly paraphrased as "it's pointless to talk about art" (you can read more at why). For me, this means that I work primarily abstractly with techniques and designs that are not intended to necessarily represent specific things, but rather emphasize illumination through execution, artifacts, or presentation/exhibition of the work. I want my work to speak, but not in a heavy-handed way I can clearly articulate a priori (or maybe even post hoc).

Ok maybe talking about "painting" isn't pointless - it can be fun and enlightening - but it is unarguably pretty subjective. For the purpose of understanding my work, the thing to keep in mind is, these days, I do things that I purposefully can't entirely explain nor do I intend to. If it's worth me doing, I have to not really know yet what I'm trying to achieve. I also tend to embrace mistakes and human elements ("unintentional choice") as part of my work, so maybe look for that too.

I also believe good art is art you (yes you) like. Period; full stop. It's not (necessarily) what a gallery or museum or designer picks for you. Collectively we can talk about art history, art's role in society, originality, meaning, and/or expertise and their correlations ad nauseam (and, personally, I'm totally into that, in the right place). Did you make an involuntary noise when seeing a work for the first time? Do you want to see something every day? Does something appear in your mind or heart when seeing it? Do you want to dive into it, oscillating between details and big picture? Do you want more?

Hit me up if anything here does that for you.