Painting is a calling. I see possibilities for paintings everywhere I look. On a walk through the park, I find myself mentally mixing colors; a sunset can stop me in my tracks and become the starting point for a painting in the studio.
That deep rooted desire to paint grows from a lifelong relationship with the landscape. As a child, I was most at home scrambling through the woods, camping beneath the stars, and gathering wildflowers along sunny trails. Nature offered both an escape and room for imagination. Today, it provides a necessary counterbalance to contemporary life, drawing me back to observe light, color, and form.
In the studio, those observations meet experience, feeling, and memory. I work in oils for their richness of color and the way the paint handles. Encouraged by another artist to try the medium, I began teaching myself its possibilities. Painting remains an ongoing process of discovery, bringing joy, challenge, and an evolving understanding of what I can express through it.
These discoveries emerge in layered, textured landscapes that move between abstract energy and representational clarity. I create, what I call, a dawning vision, an abstraction resolving into place. I want my luminous landscapes to be visibly and unapologetically paintings: tactile, expressive works that bring these places to life.
These contemplative paintings offer a quiet invitation to pause, look closely, and reconnect with the natural world. I share my view of the landscape not as an escape from the world, but as a reminder of what can be found within it and within ourselves. My work leaves room for personal discovery and evokes feelings of joy and peace.