Alone at Night
Alone at Night
Works in Progress 2023
This series of pseudo-landscapes and talismans reflects a moment of transition in my life-though aren’t all moments transitional in some way? The neon underpaintings reference the immediacy of Impressionism, yet my process is deliberate and slow. I often rely on external props and sculptural attachments to expand on a single thought or to introduce new questions that unfold within, beside, below, or above the painted composition.
I recently moved to a small town in a rural area without a car, so I walk a lot, especially at night. My nearsightedness, along with my tendency to forget my glasses, heightens my perception of shadows, and I often sense an unfamiliar presence in the dark. As I walk home from work, from class, or from the grocery store, my mind wanders. Who is watching me? How can I protect myself? How can I engage? These moments of quiet tension are part of what inspires this work. Once the making begins, however, it is the process itself, the paint, the color, and the play that drive me forward.