Artist Statement

Art is my passion. My work is my impression of the many aspects of my environment- beaches, lakes, streams and ponds, mountains and woodland areas.

The settings evolve endlessly into my textural paintings. Each of my images focuses on the conditions that surround us and affect the way we live – all the external factors influencing our lives such as light, heat, wind, movement and precipitation.

My subjects range from landscapes, to still life, to the wild life inhabiting both real and imaginary worlds. My focus recently has become my interpretation of natural forms as they evolve into abstract shapes.

I use an impasto Impressionist technique using both brush and palette knife to express immediacy, light, movement, and surface, leaving the work open to interpretation.

I invite the viewer’s participation and visceral interaction. I look for responsiveness to the environmental impact of the work.