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My images are landscape based, but are not the traditional paintings of beautiful scenery that often come to mind when thinking of landscape art. Rather than being a visual representation of the land, my landscapes are interpretations of the forces that create the landscape, the elements that feed the cycle of nature, and the rhythm of the living earth.

My work is bold in color and my paintings are textured to simulate natural textures. I am drawn to the circles and curves that dominate my work. I believe circles have many symbolic purposes including the circle of birth, death, and re-birth as it constantly occurs in nature. Circles are soft and kind shapes and for me they have completeness that can be both exclusive and inclusive. I use circles and curves to draw the viewer into and through the painting to experience all parts as a connected idea.

I paint landscapes because I believe that although our natural environment is forever changing, I find strength in the relative permanence of the earth itself. Although there are many things that humans do, and can do, to make our world better, part of our daily reality is human war, human violence, and human prejudice. Being out in nature and experiencing the power of it's soft hills, vast deserts, solid rock mountains, and unending varieties of wildlife and foliage is a very grounding and inspiring thing for me and I work to infuse that feeling of awesome calmness into my landscapes.