ARTIST STATEMENT   

PAINTING FROM MEMORY, AND SKETCHES, ALLOWS ME THE FREEDOM FOR SPONTANEOUS BRUSH WORK. MY INTENT IS TO CONVEY THE FEELING OF A PLACE RATHER THAN THE SPECIFICS OF LOCATION. tHE VIEWER IS INVITED TO BRING THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE TO THE PAINTED LANDSCAPE.

AFTER DESIGNING AND EXHIBITING ARTFUL CLOTHING FOR TWENTY FIVE YEARS, A LIGHT WENT ON IN MY HEAD. "WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?' AND JUST LIKE THAT I RETURNED TO MY TRUE PURPOSE OF PAINTING ON CANVAS. I WAS TRAINED EARLY ON IN WATER COLOR, THEN ACRYLICS IN COLLEGE AND ON TO LARGE PASTEL LANDSCAPES. NOW, IT'S OIL ON CANVAS FOR ME.