I am in constant awe of the natural world and the beauty that surrounds me. I am drawn to raw areas that have been preserved from excessive development. I am at peace in the untamed wilderness. I am inspired by the life force that connects all things.
I travel consistently to fuel my desire to create. My subjects present themselves to me and I am captivated by their essence and compelled to share the intimate experience. My work is the result of 22 years of commitment to observation of my surroundings; it is energy transferred through color.
I have been influenced by many artists: VanGogh’s energy, Rothko’s simplicity, Rungius’s ruggedness, Emily Carr’s raw emotion. These, as well as hundreds of others both historical and present, have left images etched in my mind. I can not deny the influence of the many that have forged ahead of me, but it is my trips into the last bit of wild that turn the inspiration into image. It is my primal urge to document my passion and observation of what is now so fleeting.
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