My main enjoyment as an artist is in the personal interpretation of the colors, rhythms and shapes found in nature.  My oil paintings are based on the landscape, but what I’m really interested in is pattern, connections, expressive line, color impact, pace and variety.  

 

I begin by sketching outdoors, gathering ideas about the subject.  Later, in my studio, I work from my sketches, but allow personal creativity to overtake realism.  By creating new color harmonies, simplifying and exaggerating, I discover a creative interpretation of my subject.