​My paintings are influenced by the beauty of the natural world, reflecting a sense of things transcendent and uplifting.

I’m drawn to the visual poetry of the seasons, skies, and changing light, and the organic shapes found in nature. They inspire reflection and renewal, and with my art, I hope to express that enduring sense of peace. Patterns, colors and forms come together to convey the harmony of natural surroundings, and moments of introspection.

“We spend most of our time and energy in kind of a horizontal thinking. We move along the surface of things… but there are times when we stop. We sit still. We lose ourselves in a pile of leaves or its memory. We listen and breezes from a whole other world begin to whisper.” – James Carroll

Land, water, and sky have always called me to paint landscapes, but plants, birds, and butterflies are also a perennial source of inspiration.

When making botanicals, collages and mixed-media pieces, the art varies from abstract to representational, and from softly muted to vibrant, fully saturated color. I’m interested in the moods of nature, and the recurring cycles of growth and transformation.

Sometimes when adding symbols, shapes and decorative elements, the result resembles a tapestry of partially visible interwoven layers, as if revealing the passage of time. A piece having seven or more thin layers is the norm rather than the exception, many of them to add emphasis or color. Both the Archives and Recent Work sections contain examples of this art.