Deception Pass (Wild Cards)

In Wild Cards, I explore the quiet dramas hidden in everyday scenes — moments that blur the line between play and performance, intimacy and observation. Set in a sun-dappled forest clearing, this piece invites viewers into a layered tableau of human interaction: a card game, a berry passed from hand to hand, a flicker of distraction or strategy.

I’m interested in how gestures — reaching, offering, touching — form the narrative architecture of a painting. Using bold color and fractured light, I try to suggest movement and thought beneath stillness. This piece is part of an ongoing body of work that reimagines memory and leisure as emotionally charged, often ambiguous storyscapes.