My work is landscape based and stems from memory. I am aware of nature’s active dialogue. Painting can be a way for me to touch what cannot be literally touched. My work celebrates natural beauty through form, texture, line and color with oil paint on canvas and/or on paper. My goal is not to describe a scene for the viewer, but rather to render the setting’s spirit; to reveal the story.
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