My work investigates the process of inventing space through transference. As a painter, I am particularly interested in the symbiotic relationship between painting and film, and find myself continually comparing, juxtaposing, and relating the way the two different media present space. I like the notion that imagery so pervasive and familiar can, through a bit of mediation, become new, strange, and difficult to place. I make paintings that are conscious of the influence of cinematic space -- how it dominates the way people perceive, remember, and imagine environments. Rather than making direct references to or depicting specific films, I use cinematic imagery simply as a point of departure to construct new spaces. I look for images that show a transition from one space to another - thresholds and portals. In film, these spaces are used to heighten expectancy and forward narrative, or function to outline a larger sense of location; in painting, these compositions take on another role entirely, providing a familiar and exciting space in which to engage in formal investigation and play. I incorporate drawing, painting, and collage practices to recontextualize these cinematic spaces, making edge, surface, material, and mark primary concerns.