I am a painter and photographer originally from St. Louis, Missouri. I received my B.A. in studio art from Stanford University, with a focus on photography. My background as a photographer informs my work as a painter; I seek to capture scenes that give a glimpse into some intriguing narrative—what Cartier-Bresson called “the decisive moment”—and compose my paintings from these photos. As a parent of young children, I am interested in using my work to explore the tensions between the different subjective realities of the parent/artist and children/subjects. My compositions often include interiors and families in intimate settings, through which I interrogate the nature of motherhood and the idea of “home” as a place of both refuge and imprisonment.