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The works presented here mark the beginning of a personal exploration—where instinct led more than intention, and form emerged through curiosity rather than control.
These early paintings reflect a search for meaning through objects, figures, and nature—each piece carrying fragments of memory, emotion, and quiet observation. There is a looseness in their construction, a willingness to follow where the work wanted to go, even without full understanding.
Themes of presence, identity, and connection begin to surface here—sometimes clearly, sometimes only suggested. Vessels, figures, and organic forms appear not as fixed subjects, but as symbols—holding something deeper beneath the surface.
While the language was still forming, the foundation was already in place. These works represent the origin of a visual path that would later become more refined, more deliberate, and more fully realized.
They remain important—not for their resolution, but for their honesty.
Mothers Vase
Oil • Canvas
18” x 24”
1997
A vessel holds more than flowers—it carries memory, care, and quiet devotion. The blooms rise with gentle movement, suggesting presence beyond the visible. This early work reflects a personal connection, where form and feeling meet, and the ordinary becomes a tribute to something enduring, nurturing, and deeply rooted in experience.
Wild Whimsy
Oil • Canvas
18” x 24”
1997
Simple forms gather in quiet conversation—vessels, branches, and blooms arranged without urgency or rule. There is a looseness here, a freedom in observation, where nature is interpreted rather than defined. This early work reflects a playful curiosity, allowing instinct and texture to guide the composition toward something softly alive.
Female Nymph
OIl • Canvas (mixed with sand)
48” x 60”
1996
Resting between dream and awareness, the nymph emerges as both figure and feeling. Suspended in a surreal landscape, she embodies longing, beauty, and quiet introspection. This early work explores myth as a personal language—where imagination softens reality and the figure becomes a vessel for emotion, presence, and unseen narratives.
Love in Fruit Garden
Oil • Canvas Cardboard
8” x 10”
1998
A quiet merging of body and nature, where fruit becomes both offering and identity. The figure exists within a symbolic garden—fertile, reflective, and unresolved. This early work explores connection, desire, and vulnerability, revealing the beginnings of a language that would later evolve into a more refined and deliberate voice.
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OIl • Canvas
13” x 27”
1997
A figure formed from nature stands in quiet reflection, holding a presence both grounded and unseen. The form suggests identity without definition—an inward gaze rather than outward likeness. This early work explores self as symbol, where growth, solitude, and transformation merge into a singular, evolving expression of being.