Artist Statement

Not a view or a scene, not a place at all, but rather a feeling, a sensation about the natural world. I am drawn to Landscape certainly for its physical beauty, but more importantly for the way nature speaks to me on a spiritual level. It is the rhythm, the perfection and imperfection, the infinite cycles of death and rebirth, the perfect harmony and simplicity of nature that I strive to express. But, my tools of expression are color, contrast and design, not words. To better convey these thoughts in writing I turn to the poetry of Emily Dickenson:

“Nature” is what we see -

The Hill - the Afternoon -

Squirrel - Eclipse - the Bumble Bee -

Nay - Nature is Heaven -

Nature is what we hear -

The Bobolink - the Sea -

Thunder - the Cricket -

Nay - Nature is Harmony -

Nature is what we know -

Yet have no art to say -

So impotent Our Wisdom is

To her Simplicity