In the age of Covid-19, everything has been exacerbated and brought to the surface, the veil of comfort taken down, from larger systems to smaller moments in how families, friends and individuals operated. It has allowed for a period of deep reflection and questioning of how we used to operate, and also allowed for a visioning and commitment to a different future. It has created a global shift, where government, organizations, institutions, neighborhoods, families; everyone has had to evolve and adapt to a new social contract, a new way of existing.

Every day we wake up, we get dressed, and we act on our marching orders, sometimes overzealously, sometimes begrudgingly. These marching orders come from our specific experiences, the beautiful and painful people in our lives that drive our purpose. As we move about the world, driving towards our next days, some people fade away, we leave them, they leave us, life happens. It hurts the most when it happens to a life not yet done.

Every day we wake up, we get dressed, and we act on our marching orders, sometimes overzealously, sometimes begrudgingly. These marching orders come from our specific experiences, the beautiful and painful places in our lives that drive our purpose. As we move about the world, driving towards our next days, some places fade away, we leave them, they leave us, life happens. It hurts the most when you can't ever go there.

If all else fails, find the Sun.

"Some People love the beach, but hate the ocean." highlights an indvidual creating a utopian space within the confines of his settings, an ode to the constant push and pull of dreams and reality that we spend our lives trying to balance one way or the other. This large scale installation as part of the solo exhibition "You Can't Just Draw A Line In The Sand" at School 33 Art Center in Baltimore, MD and featured as a Editor's pick in New American Paintings No. 136.