Painting for me is most impactful when it intersects with history and identity. A common theme in my work is the preservation and celebration of public objects as well as creating a certain type of nostalgia, one that asks the viewer to consider ‘identity of place’. Vintage signs are so often sculptural and their iconography informs this sense of nostalgia. This idea can be more broadly applied to many man made objects, architecture, and even whole neighborhoods. Spending years as a photographer has given me an appreciation and deep understanding of light including its influence on colour, shape, and form. I’m always trying to make space in my paintings for light to be a subject itself.