These paintings are shaped by time spent moving through New York City as a visitor eight years ago, on the way to a residency in Toronto. They come out of the experience of being on the way, where each place is encountered briefly before giving way to the next, and where looking is both intentional and distracted.

The works begin with photographs taken while walking, often quickly and without planning. While many of the scenes are grounded in these observations, others are constructed more imaginatively, shaped by ideas of the city rather than direct experience. They are not concerned with documenting well-known sites, but with holding onto the moments in between. A figure crossing a bridge, a street in snow, people gathering and dispersing, a pause at the edge of the water. The city is present throughout, but it appears indirectly, filtered through passing encounters, memory and projection.

There is also a distinct way of looking that comes with being a tourist. Everything feels heightened, but also slightly out of reach. You move among others while remaining separate from them, part of the flow but not fully belonging to it. Figures appear within this movement, absorbed in their own actions and directions, unaware of being observed.

The paintings shift between density and openness, reflecting the rhythm of the city. Crowded streets and interiors give way to moments of quiet, where space opens and time slows. These transitions are not resolved but held in suspension, echoing the unsettled feeling of moving through a place that is both known and unfamiliar.