their engineering, mechanical complexity, and the way chrome, glass, and painted surfaces reflect their surroundings. Iconic automobiles and motorcycles provide an endless combination of form, patina, reflection, and detail.

My paintings are rooted in nostalgia, but I am interested in how we experience nostalgia in the present. These machines carry associations with particular eras, people, and places, yet we often encounter them today restored, collected, and displayed in museums. I am interested in that contrast: how an object can belong unmistakably to another time while taking on new meaning in a contemporary setting.

Working in watercolor and gouache over graphite, I build each painting slowly through transparent layers and precise drawing. Watermedia allows me to capture metal, glass, and reflections while moving between precision and fluidity.

My connection to automotive subjects is personal. I grew up around cars and restoration, which shaped my appreciation for machines as both functional objects and works of design. But the paintings are less about documenting a particular make or model than about what these objects represent—craftsmanship, memory, and our desire to preserve the past.

Recently, I have been taking this work to a much larger scale. At several feet across, mechanical details, chrome, and reflections become more immersive and the subjects have a different physical presence. The scale shifts the emphasis from the vehicle itself toward form, surface, and design.

Ultimately, my work considers the relationship between nostalgia and the present—why certain objects retain their emotional pull, how our perception of them changes over time, and why we choose to preserve them.