Pool is a series of digitally staged portraits exploring queer presence, leisure, and narrative tension in Palm Springs. Each image begins with a photograph, then the subject is “cut out” and reimagined—bold shapes, vibrant color logic, and desert iconography combine to create scenes that are both minimal and emotionally loaded. Inspired by Matisse’s late works and shaped during the pandemic, this style crystallized in 2024 as distinctly Palm Springs: sunlit, modern, and quietly mischievous.

I experiment with perspective, viewpoint, and the seven dwarves of gay interpersonal dynamics: Jealous, Bitchy, Chatty, Horny, Lonely, Leery, and Taken. These archetypes haunt the pool deck, linger in the shadows, and float just beneath the surface. The result is a choreography of presence and absence—where every float, shadow, and architectural line carries narrative weight. These works are not just visual—they’re theatrical. All the world's a pool and we are merely swimmers.