Soft Spheres, Hard Edges, is the earthiest of my paintings in this show, both in colour and
perspectives. It’s about internal and collective softness and protection. It can be viewed as an
underground/cross-section of earth, as well as through bird’s eye view, looking at land from above. It
depicts body-like shapes painted with washes of oil paint, hovering over larger masses of objects; a
deep burgundy, cliff-like shape, rendered in low contrast, that stretches towards all four corners of the
painting, and lavender waterfalls that partially mimic movements of objects layered above them, like
drop shadows. The oil-wash shapes act both as object and void. They are light, floating on top of the
picture plane, but also deep, like pools waiting to be submerged in. The bodies seem to be moving
horizontally on endless threads, referencing time. This moment depicted feels like a cropped still from
a larger world on a move, a dynamism of bodies engaging through constant exchange.