The Circles

started as something I thought I might never stop doing. It felt like I’d found a formula that worked—a repeatable system that made sense and got results. But it also felt claustrophobic. The density, the repetition, the pressure—it’s a lot to take in, and I could feel that almost immediately.

These pieces document that tension: control versus overload, structure versus the urge to break out of it. The circles stack, collide, and crowd each other until the space feels full. I’d often color almost all of them in, filling a 48" × 48" surface surprisingly fast. That process helped me understand the importance of working big—physically and mentally.

The circles became a foundation - something solid to build from and eventually move on from.