Μήλο κανείς; (Apple, anyone?)
April 2026
Oil on Canvas, 18×24″
“Μήλο κανείς; - Apples, anyone?” reflects on the quiet gestures that become embedded in memory, the familiar rituals, offerings, and rhythms of time spent together.
Inspired by the simple act of sharing sliced apples among family, the painting considers how ordinary moments gradually take on deeper emotional significance as relationships and circumstances shift over time.
Rooted in atmosphere and lived experience, the work invites viewers to recognize their own memories within these everyday acts of care, presence, and connection.
Part of an ongoing exploration of memory and emotion, the painting holds space for the tenderness carried within seemingly small moments.
Walks with Bebs
February 2026
Oil on Canvas, Diptych 12×16″
Walks with Bebs began during a winter evening walk with the artist's dog, Beba, in Queens.
Drawn from lived experience, the work centers on a brief moment of pause beneath a bare tree, where the shadow cast across a nearby fence transformed the familiar landscape into something less tangible.
This painting continues an ongoing exploration of perception: the fleeting moments when the ordinary world shifts, revealing what I call the backstage, a quieter space where atmosphere, memory, and emotion begin to surface.
Sledding in Central Park
February 2026
Oil on Canvas, 12×16″
Painted in the aftermath of the January 25, 2026 snowstorm in New York, Sledding in Central Park captures a rare collective pause, a moment when the city slowed and play took over.
Drawn from lived experience, the scene follows the walk toward Central Park, sled in hand, among hundreds of others moved by the same impulse.
This work continues an ongoing exploration of execution: honoring an idea at the moment it arrives and carrying it through before it fades.
The snowstorm that inspired the painting is reflected upon in a recent essay. You can read more here.
Don't Run
January 2026
Strathmore 400 Series paper, 18×24″
Don’t Run emerges from a recurring lucid dream in which fear and stillness collide. Set within a dark forest, the painting captures the moment pursuit loses its power, when fear dissolves not through escape, but through recognition and stillness.
Part of the Dream Series, this work explores psychological landscapes shaped by instinct, memory, and subconscious awareness, spaces where danger lingers until it is finally faced.
The dream unfolds in a forest where running in place becomes an act of paralysis, while a faceless figure feeds on fear itself. When lucidity arrives, the running stops. What once held power begins to disappear.
A longer reflection on the dream can be read here.
Let's Keep Dancing
October 2025
Oil on Canvas, 36×48″
Let’s Keep Dancing is inspired by the Greek panigíri, village celebrations where music, food, and movement merge into a shared rhythm of community and tradition.
Drawn from lived experience, the work reflects on the duality within these gatherings: joy existing alongside an awareness of impermanence, celebration held in tension with the passage of time.
Its title comes from Peggy Lee’s Is That All There Is?, a song that transforms existential uncertainty into an act of defiance. That impulse became central to the painting’s emotional and conceptual framework.
Painted during a period of solitude and transition, the figures emerged as a meditation on connection, memory, and absence. The circular movement of the dancers became symbolic of life’s ongoing cycle of holding on and letting go.
This work continues an ongoing exploration of ritual, memory, and collective experience, the ways people gather, endure, and remain present despite life’s uncertainties.
A deeper reflection on this work can be found here.
The JuicegirlRN Logo
June 2025
Arches Oil Paper, 12×18″
This hand-painted logo was commissioned for JuicegirlRN, a juice brand centered on raw ingredients and minimal processing. Rather than a digitally rendered mark, the client requested a painted identity, establishing a direct relationship between the product and its visual language.
The green apple motif references the brand’s flavor profile, while layered paint and tonal variation introduce movement without sacrificing clarity. The result bridges traditional painting with contemporary branding, allowing the medium itself to echo the rawness of the product.
Within & Without
January 2025
Oil on Canvas, Diptych 12×24″
Within & Without takes its title from a line in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald:
“I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.”
Painted after a night on a rooftop in Manhattan, the work captures a suspended moment, present within the movement of the city yet quietly removed from it. What began as lived experience became a meditation on observation: the tension of participating while remaining apart.
The painting reflects an ongoing preoccupation in my practice , witnessing. Standing inside the rhythm of life while holding enough distance to see it clearly.
At its core, Within & Without considers modern isolation, curiosity, and the stillness that can exist inside relentless motion.
The Grand Canal
April 2022
Oil on Canvas, 12×36″
This work began as an exploration of panoramic scale, capturing the movement of water, architecture, and light.
Inspired by Venice, Italy, it became both a technical study of space and a meditation on fragility, an attempt to hold in paint the city before it submerges.
The Aged Day
December 2018
Oil on Canvas, 24×30″
Originally commissioned and completed in December 2018, this painting took on new meaning after my grandfather passed away during its creation. Finishing the work became part of the grieving process.
In the weeks that followed, painting became a daily ritual, immersing the scene in warmth, shadow, and atmosphere. Set in Santorini, Greece, before ever visiting the island, the work became a quiet reflection on heritage, memory, and longing.
The collector generously allowed the painting to remain with me, and it continues to hold a deeply personal place within my practice. The piece also marked the beginning of an ongoing fascination with painting at night, as color does not soften, but intensifies.