My work is in conversation with artists like Grant Wood who depicted an idealized America, disconnected from urbanity which lay as a threat in the horizon. While my work plays off of these movements, my landscapes are not idealized and more theatrical than natural.  This shift reflects the Anthropocene’s problem of control, capitalism, and aesthetics, as well as the current bipartisan divide. In my painting "Stage," sod—the grass—roots a scene of a trowel resting on the edges of the canvas, casting a shadow that cuts over a withering weed from an imposed light shining from above. The trowel breaches the sod, while the plant remains covered. The roots of the grass are etched into the dirt and in the distance lay ghostly encapsulations of houses. The work reflects the curation of a lawn, the weeding and the hidden maintenance.  At its core my work interrogates: what is shown and what is hidden in the American landscape?