Artist Statement

I love the magic of paint, line, and texture building a visual story on a flat surface. It begins when inspiration chooses me. It could be an aged oak, a weathered shell, the sky at dusk, a child. Each portrays to me a reality described by Camille Pissaro, a French Impressionionist :

Nature is my teacher and subject. Time, weather, and other events reshape what was fresh and green. Something beautiful emerges. Each season is a chapter in nature’s story. In summer everything is green. The earth ever so slightly tilts away from the sun. Green fades. Life slows. Reds, yellows, purples bloom. Then, what once was turns brown. Etched in black against the cool white of the winter sun, what is left waits. Promise slumbers. A plethora of color will bloom. A fresh green will come.

I often use red, yellow, and blue to mix other colors. Acrylic medium, stencils, and ephemera participate in creating a myriad of original hand-painted art papers. Cut and applied, they add character and depth to the visual story. From inspiration to completion, my process celebrates a particular beauty, hope, and goodness the seasons tell.

The beauty does not fade

The hope does not disappoint

The goodness never ends