Art is how I translate my experiences into paintings. When stepping into the organic world of nature what I experience is an immediate positive uplift. My breathing deepens, stresses fall away and I feel a calming, centering and humbling pleasure. It happens every single time and my whole being laps it up. This experience has given me an appreciation and reverence for nature and that is what I want to capture and expose.

To extensively study my subjects and plan my piece I use my camera and Adobe Photoshop. Only when it is well prepared will I then choose my paints, usually oil or acrylic and begin to execute it. I employ painting styles from high realism to highly textured and painterly, whatever I think will convey my experience of each scene and subject most effectively. When you look at my paintings you will see that I like strong; strong shapes, compositions, colors and values. This reflects both my personality and the powerful experiences with nature that my paintings portray.