The symbolism of intense pressure and difficult living conditions that require specialization resonates with me. I actively follow the news of the climate crisis and dire predictions for the future of our world. I also research freshwater and marine environments of life under pressure, Canadian, endangered, extinct, conventionally unappealing, and deep-sea fish.

I like painting self-portraits and self-portrait personas in narrative settings. I use fish personas, fish in messy rooms, fish struggling with everyday activities, fish with anxiety which let the viewer relate it to their own experiences, but with this gentle buffer of anthropomorphism.