Melting Pot

Having spent part of my childhood in Misawa, Japan, I have long been interested in traditional Japanese artwork and creating images with a hushed dream-like mood. I want to create an image that functions much like a haiku poem. With relatively simple means, I want to evoke a tangible mood that sucks the viewer in. I'm creating a place somewhere between reality and a dream world, someplace to pause and gather one's thoughts. Many of the elements in my paintings have personal meaning for me, but some are decorative. Rather than creating a strict narrative I prefer a slightly ambiguous image, which allows the viewer to create his or her own story.