My landscape paintings and drawings include mountains, deserts, rivers, and predominantly and most importantly, trees. All things in nature are remarkable and worthy of trying to interpret through art, but I believe that trees are living magic! That such majestic and unruly and determined creatures grow from a single tiny seed is most certainly alchemy at its finest. Every tree in the world is different and magical in the unique shape it chooses. Whether a tree is bent or straight, thick or thin, smooth or bumpy, towering or tiny, it is enchanting. Trees and all of the varied environments in which they live and thrive are the major inspiration for my artwork. My work is about form and movement and color within the landscape. I carefully manipulate shapes and lines in order to give motion to the image, and I build complex layered colors to create depth and interest and to mimic the many amazing textures in the natural world.