Artist Statement

"My paintings are visual diaries. They record my reactions to the events in my life. I search for understanding through my work and have developed a kind of personal dialogue about my past, present, and my future.

Recently all of my work has been landscapes of my hometown of Santa Monica where I was born and raised. The sky, ocean, trees, shadows, and local landmark buildings have become my personal icons for these explorations. The land has always been a favored subject because it echoes back to four years of my earliest childhood spent on a farm in Oregon. My memories are filled with miles of open country and majestic ever changing skies. Those compelling relationships between expansive space and dramatic lighting left and indelible mark upon my creative spirit."