Searching, Discovering, Creating a Sense of Life........
An Oregon artist, I often paint impressionistic landscapes "en plein air"
or based on site experience, memories, sketches and photos.
Searching for the brightness and joy in every season, inspired by the
light and energy I find in nature, I experiment to transform the
excitement I feel into colors, shapes, movement and brushstrokes.
Working to communicate what I discover keeps me always
exploring places, mediums and methods.
Observing and painting is a meditation, an active appreciation, a way
to connect intuitively with nature. When I turn to the peace of fields
and beaches, the strength of trees in shadow, the spirited persistence of
wildflowers or the flickering light of ponds and gardens, I feel refreshed,
exhilarated, enriched. I absorb a scene, focus on the mood, simplify
the important features and begin to visualize a way to suggest
feelings and ideas and create a sense of life.
