Artist’s Statement
 As a painter, I am drawn to the visual complexities and textures of the natural world. My vision of the elements includes both the serene and the tumultuous: the deep crevasses of cracking ice, the tumbling of boulders, the roar of rivers. My intention is at times to soothe, at times to excite the viewer, and to evoke a bit of disequilibrium: windswept sand dunes, riotous waters, flow from unknown sources. My work is often on a large scale to convey the sense of nature’s grandeur and power, beauty and turbulence.
My paintings are abstract – inspired by nature, but not of nature – consisting of impressions, interpretations and memories. My process is spontaneous and unplanned. This approach, not knowing what the paintings will look like when they are finished, keeps me interested and excited about making the paintings. I use the paint brush or palette knife, at times in bold, sweeping strokes, at times creating complex textural layers, simultaneously concealing and revealing the work underneath the surface, thereby allowing for multiple interpretations. This interplay of the image, the surface, and the history of the painting as it evolved, allows the viewer to experience the paintings on many levels.
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