My current work, as with all my work, reflects my continued exploration of the deep  silence within nature, as well as within ourselves. These moments of quietude offer a glimpse, a reflection, of the profound wholeness of which everything is a part.

          I am intrigued by the interplay of color and line in each of the parts, whether that part is a close observation of roots and branches or a distant view of a mountain peak or valley.

          Each of my paintings begins by following nature and never completely leaves the natural context. Realistic contour lines  provide an entry point for the viewer; other lines establish a sense of the abstract by creating flat or formless spaces.  Similarly, the color scheme originates in nature but is not confined to it.

            As I work I am reliving the walk - the location of the subject matter - and I am reminded of the duality between the fragility of nature and its power and magnitude.




" Stand before it and there is no beginning / Follow it and there is no end."

Tao Te Ching

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