I may approach a canvas with an image in mind but once I begin to develop my color palette and start applying the paint, my hands and subconscious take over and new images emerge, develop and with time, present their meaning.

 

Variations of light, clouds, fog, colors on and in the water, and wave patterns taunt and tease my eyes, effect my moods, and like numerous artists before me, they push me to my paints. The interaction of these elements with my awareness of the social and political climates worldwide, challenge me to create landscapes not of what I’ve seen, but of what I feel, images in which the lines, compositions, color, and texture speak to the gravity of situations while simultaneously presenting the potential for peace and tolerance.