Painting is a process-oriented exploration for me. I love the physical process of applying paint to the canvas. Slathering paint on with a palette knife, creating washes, putting glazes over sections, and painting quickly allows me to keep the process fast and active. The act of painting through various techniques, styles, and materials provides me the possibility of creating an art object beyond my initial conception.  Faces have always been a big part of my imagery. From the doodles on the phonebook to large oil paintings, faces are the first thing I feel compelled to create whenever I pick up a drawing tool.