Primarily through the medium of oil painting, I produce images that function as speculations on a particular idea. Often reflecting on the absurd and stochastic nature of the human experience, I find there are more questions than solutions, the images ultimately composed so as to function as surreal allegories and conjecture. To counterpoise the equivocal nature of imagery, I try to infuse the shared experience of apprehension, moments of humor and subtle optimism, to extend an invitation to anyone who wants to participate in these quiet investigations. Drawing on a personal vernacular that includes animals with symbolic significance, objects such as tools and porcelain figurines, and references from art history, philosophy, and literature, I construct images that function as allegory. I am heavily inspired by the function of idioms, information rabbit holes, and the stochastic nature of life events, trying to find ways in which they connect to develop my own aphorisms.