My work comes from the premise that I can — and do — use my art as a means of social and spiritual exploration. I work with cultural subgroups, and the process of forming bonds with them and of listening to their stories and ideas is as much a part of my art as the end product. I work predominately with male models, exploring the objectification of the male figure and the discrepancies in modern culture between the acceptance of the female form as opposed to the often shunned male form. In addition, I also espouse the validity of Southern art and culture and its presence as a viable force in American art.
The work I produce — prints, paintings, drawings, and photographs — is a direct result of the way the interaction with my models changes me as a person, either strengthening my ideas or altering them altogether.
