Heimlich is a German word that means familiar, homely, or intimate, but it also has a secondary meaning of something concealed or kept secret. Sigmund Freud explored the dual nature of this term in his essay "The Uncanny," where he contrasted it with "unheimlich," which refers to the uncanny or unfamiliar aspects of the familiar. I look to my immediate surroundings of Los Angeles and Hollywood for inspiration. Getting a contact high from the liberal arts scene, tuning in on alternative frequencies. A signal of an idea started to materialise. For me, the 90s were soaked in 80s nostalgia, searching desperately for an identity, and getting lost in the marketplace. I try to make art inspired from my experience and what it means to be alive today, whether I am out shopping, looking at old photographs, sitting in my car stuck in traffic, driving home after surfing, listening to music. Searching for new or different ways to paint, new possibilities were found painting on stretched vinyl, transparent plastic vinyl. I found that the slick surface created a separation from traditional canvas. The transparency allows for light to pass and I like that demystifying of the tradition of painting, less than heroic. Depicted are references to architecture, furniture and appliances. They stand in for the everyday object.